“This is What Democracy Looks Like” — Michigan Style Over 8,000 people rallied in Lansing, Michigan, today to oppose upstart Gov. Rick Snyder and the GOP-dominated legislature's attempt to gut union rights and privatize municipalities, counties and school districts in the event of a "fiscal emergency".
Security Officer at Minneapolis Cub Foods Assaults Nonviolent Protestor Several CTUL protesters were assaulted and sprayed with pepper spray by the security guard at Cub Foods yesterday while trying to leave the store.
Did Wisconsin GOP Senator Hopper’s Estranged Wife Sign Recall Petition Against Him? Some of those clipboard-carrying demonstrators were met with quite a shock that day in Fond Du Lac, an hour and a half north of Madison, at the home of State Senator Randy Hopper, who reportedly worked closely with Walker on the unpopular legislation.
Minneapolis Activists Rally to Support Wisconsin and Union Workers Yesterday, local citizens in Minneapolis joined 270 separate rallies across the nation organized by MoveOn.org and endorsed by 50 other organizations.