Madison is just 150 miles north of Rosemont.
For union members across the country, this will be a hell of a weekend. From Michigan to Ohio, Indiana to Wisconsin the lines have been drawn.
Michael Moore described it as a war against the working people of the United States last night on Rachel Maddow. And what had been a one-sided war has now produced a huge fight back. Non-violent, but powerful.
Tomorrow in Rosemont just outside of Chicago, the 130,000 member Illinois Education Association will hold its annual state Representative Assembly.
I will be there as a delegate.
If you have followed this blog, you know what I have thought.
But here are some other thoughts and things I’ve heard:
Last week the union representing hotel workers in Chicago and other cities signed an agreement with the Hilton