Labor & Employment Law

Standing Strong Around the State

By admin

This is a cross-post from the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.

Working families have been standing up against Gov. Scott Walker?s extreme attacks on the middle class for more than three weeks now.

Poll after poll has shown that the American public opposes Gov. Walker?s agenda and supports Wisconsin workers.

The more we learn about Walker?s budget, the scarier it is. His budget is wrong for Wisconsin.

Gov. Walker is attacking education, seniors and working families by putting the budget burden on their backs. Meanwhile he is asking for no shared sacrifice from the extremely wealthy and corporations who funded his campaign.

Around the state Wisconsinites are standing up against his agenda. It is time for Gov. Walker and Republican senators to show leadership and listen to their constituents.

This weekend more than 60,000 union workers, nonunion workers, community members, concerned citizens and activists marched in Madison to stand up for workers’ rights.

In Columbus, at a dinner that Scott Walker was attending, more than 800 citizens showed up to ask him why he is attacking Wisconsin?s middle class.

In Eau Claire, more than 1,800 rallied against Walker?s budget plans.

In Grafton, an estimated 500 people gathered to support public workers.

In Hudson, more than 600 residents rallied against the Americans for Prosperity bus tour.

In La Crosse, the same bus tour was met by more than 500 Wisconsinites who say Walker?s cuts go too far.

In Stevens Point, more than 1,000 rallied for rights.

Rallies, town halls and budget information sessions were also held in Appleton, Burlington, Greenfield, Green Bay, Juneau, Kenosha, Milwaukee, River Falls, Racine and Stoughton.

Mark your calendars. Saturday, March 12, will be the biggest rally yet. The rally will start at 3 p.m. at the Capitol Square. We stay until we win.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on March 07, 2011 (boomark / email).