Huge crowds expected at Wisconsin pro-union rally Saturday
Wisconsin Democratic and union leaders are expecting a huge crowd at a rally in the capital against a new Republican-sponsored law that drastically weakens the state's public employee unions.
Opponents of the law that would strip most public employees of nearly all their collective bargaining rights say the fight is not over even though Gov. Scott Walker signed it into law on Friday.
Dozens arrived early Saturday morning, and tens of thousands more are expected to turn up for another day of demonstrations at the state Capitol. Clumps of protesters are already walking around the
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