Rally for Wisconsin tomorrow, Sat March 12, 2011, Union Sq, NYC
Rally Saturday to Stand with Wisconsin!!!
by New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 7:55am
Rally Saturday 1 p.m.
Union Square
Stand in solidarity with hundreds of thousands protesting in Madison, WI this Saturday
Wisconsin Republicans have rammed through the elimination of collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin’s public sector workers through slick, undemocratic legislative maneuvering. They lacked the required quorum to pass the entire so-called “budget repair bill” so they split off the parts dealing with collective bargaining rights and illegally passed the bill through committee with almost no public notice.
But the fight in Wisconsin is FAR FROM OVER!! As soon as word of the Republicans maneuver leaked, Wisconsin’s state capitol was besieged with protesters–with thousands forcing their way through windows and past police into the capitol building. The bill only passed when police forcibly and illegally dragged protesters out of the Assembly hearing room. Wisconsinites predict the biggest rally yet this Saturday and the bill itself sits on shaky legal ground and faces a likely challenge. Many rank-and-file unionists clamor for a general strikeand some union leaders, including Joe Conway, president of Madison Fire Fighters Local 311. The struggle in Wisconsin is ongoing and needs our support!
Meanwhile, budget cuts and anti-union legislation is spreading like a virus from Wisconsin to Michigan to Puerto Rico. But our side is fighting back. We in NYC have a duty to stand with the workers of Wisconsin and elsewhere as they continue their struggle
Join the rally on the South side of Union Square at 1 p.m.
What: Rally in support of Wisconsin workers
When: Saturday, March 12 1 p.m
Who: Workers, students, teachers, parents of New York
Where: Union Square
Stand with Wisconsin, Tuesday March 15, Union Sq NYC, and all 50 states
MARCH 11, 2011 PM31 9:34 PM
On Tuesday, March 15, join fellow Americans in all 50 states who will be standing with Wisconsin and for the American Dream. New Yorkers will be participating in a rally on that day at Union Square on the north side, near 17th St. starting at 5:30 p.m. Go to our “Stand together with workers in Wisconsin and elsewhere” campaign page on the UFT website to keep up-to-date about upcoming solidarity events plus how you can use Facebook, Twitter, texting and other social media to urge your friends and colleagues to stand up for working people and against extremist attacks on unions.
