Wisconsin's Growing Labor Militancy
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7,000 protesters in Wisconsin participated in a New Orleans style funeral procession on March 3, to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-union legislation and service cuts, AND to protest the concessions made by the public sector union bosses. Protesters carried coffins representing the service cuts, while a brass band played jazz. While mourning the loss of living standards or union rights is a silly waste of time (Don’t Mourn, Organize!), what made this protest interesting