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Biggest day of demonstrations in state history set for Thursday, unions say

Biggest day of demonstrations in state history set for Thursday, unions say

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Protests against Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill are spreading across the Badger State.

Thousands of people are expected to show up at rallies, vigils and town hall meetings on Thursday in what union officials are calling the biggest day of demonstrations outside of Madison in state history.

Labor officials announced on Wednesday that protests were being organized, and details were released Thursday on where and when the protests are set.

One of the more creative protests is a series of five rallies set to take place at 4 p.m. on bridges and overpasses in Green Bay.

In an e-mail from the state AFL-CIO, protesters at the Thursday rallies "will demand an end to the