Labor & Employment Law

Michael Moore Headed to Madison, Watch Today?s Rally Online

By Tula Connell

Just announced: Filmmaker Michael Moore is headed to Madison, Wis., to join citizens for another massive rally as Day 20 of protest gets underway. With the right of public employees to bargain for good middle-class jobs on the line, residents from across the state have remained energized in their struggle against Gov. Scott Walker’s attempt to kill collective bargaining and fire employees.

Today’s rally in Madison begins at 2 CT. Watch the rally live-streamed here. Follow the action on Twitter with the hashtags #notmywi and #wiunion, and check out some recent tweets below.

aftrachel Just announced – M Moore will be at Capitol in an hour! #wiunion #solidaritywi #weac #notmywi #killthisbill

LJHerrmann 1500+ supporters in Eau Claire for rally today. Great turnout! Go 14! #killthebill #wiunion #notmywi

Karofsky RT @TagEvers: Michelle Shocked&Jon Langford perform noon 2day: Step It Up-We R #Wisconsin! Rally #wiunion #wearewi #notmywi

imagist RT @CapTimes: Op/Ed: Mary Buchholz: Walker?s bullying is reprehensible http://dlvr.it/JM8bF #wiunion #notmywi #notmyusa

JohnTweedale Gov Walker needs to be recalled, or something, this man is clearly an enemy of Democracy and freedom! #wiunion #notmywi

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on March 05, 2011 (boomark / email).