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Wisconsin is stirring « occupy california #wiunion #killthebill #solidarityWI

Wisconsin is stirring « occupy california

Wisconsin is stirring

MADISON, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has been pushing the state assembly to put forward an anti-union and anti-collective bargaining bill which would affect all state employees with the exception of fire and police unions. Walker threatened early on that he would unleash the national guard on any striking workers. Public schools have been closed for three days in Madison. Democratic senators have refused to show up in the capitol.

Students at UWM (Madison) held a walk out yesterday (among others); this video of the mass of students was submitted to us: