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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Dear friends:Those who actually read our regular missives know we like to goof around quite a bit here at Democrats For Education Reform. We get wrapped up in some heavy stuff and we usually find t...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Weingarten offers more concessions « JD2718Weingarten offers more concessionsby jd2718In Wisconsin we see collective bargaining rights under direct attack. Furloughs, and other financial givebacks ...

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businessweek.com - By ANGELA DELLI SANTI TRENTON, N.J. Public workers and union sympathizers plan to descend on the New Jersey Statehouse for a solidarity rally for laborers in Wisconsin. New Jersey's AFL-CIO, which ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wisconsin Education Association CouncilState Search Results for: WisconsinTo send a message, select your recipient(s) and click "Compose Message" below. Please limit the number of selections to 5.F...

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huffingtonpost.com - The few states in the black allow it, so why the fuss? Collective bargaining is hardly the problem it seems. Those that ban it are in the hole. Check out the states that are not running deficits --...

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publicpolicyblogger.com - I don't know if many read Rick Hess's last post on Common Core Standards and charter schools, but it struck me as a reminder of the old adage, "Be careful what you wish for." Here's a big excerpt--...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A Political Voice Over Tweak « THE D.C. DOUGLAS BLOGA Political Voice Over TweakPublished on February 25, 2011 in D.C. Douglas, Politics and Voice Over. 0 CommentsI understand how serious the issue...

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channel3000.com - Updated: 12:37 pm CST February 25, 2011MADISON, Wis. -- The union representing about 11,000 police officers in Wisconsin is urging its members to camp out at the state Capitol with protesters.Wisco...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It's not just about unions...It's not just about unions...by Mike KlonskyWhen the prankster called Gov. Walker and mentioned "special interests" the governor didn't f...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rita M. Solnet: David vs. Goliath, Battle Over Public EducationDavid vs. Goliath, Battle Over Public EducationAmazingInspiringFunnyScaryHotCrazyImportantWeirdRead More: Diane Ravitch , Education , ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Democrats for Education ReformJoin a panel of Democrats convinced that putting the public back in PUBLIC education is the only way to save our youth in Los Angeles, throughout California, and acros...

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nyceducator.com - The addition of new sidekick Miss Eyre, who can be as earnest as NYC Educator is acid, makes for a perfect blogging marriage. If you’re a teacher, you know these guys.--Robert Pondiscio of the Core...

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theleafchronicle.com - State Rep. Joe Pitts came out in support of the Tennessee Educators Association during a Thursday meeting about the possibility of teachers losing the ability to collectively bargain with school bo...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - MoveOn.org Political ActionRally to Save the American DreamIn Wisconsin and around our country, the American Dream is under fierce attack. Instead of creating jobs, Republicans are giving tax break...

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nationalreview.com - Madison, Wis. — Earlier this week, a blogger impersonating industrialist David Koch spoke with Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who is attempting to pass a budget-repair bill. The conversation betwe...

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theatlanticwire.com - The Wisconsin state assembly passed Gov. Scott Walker's union-crushing bill after 61 hours of debate but only seconds on voting. Democrats were surprised when the vote was called, around 1 a.m., an...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Cheddar Rebellion is about all of us. | Dailycensored.comThe Cheddar Rebellion is about all of us.Written by Janice Leber (Chopped Liver)PoliticsFeb 25, 20110digg3ShareThe workers of Wisconsin ...

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detnews.com - Last Updated: February 25. 2011 1:00AM Karen Bouffard / Detroit News Lansing Bureau Lansing — The Legislature is debating nearly 40 labor-related bills at a time when unions nationwide say they're ...

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examiner.com - It appears likely that Senate Bill 736 will be signed into law by Governor Rick Scott. The Broward Teachers Union is gearing up to fight this legislation. SB 736 would tie 50 percent of a teacher's...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - This is a great pro-active strike against the Walker administrations autocratic government vision over the people. Citizen Action of Wisconsin gets the Walker word out, literally:

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kochwatch.org - This is video from the gallery of the WI Assembly past 1 AM in the morning on 2/25/2011. The Democrats have just been told by the speaker pro tempore there will be no more debate before the vote, e...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - David Cay Johnston opened my eyes today with information I should have been given via a union representative or any public employee. Knowing the media the way I do, I also understand how little tim...

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huffingtonpost.com - "There's a bully pulpit there that the president has, and it needs to be used, I don't think you can turn the cheek on this one." -- Rep. Raul Grijalva (D., Ariz.), a co-chairman of the House Progr...

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kochwatch.org - February 25, 2011- In their first published remarks since a prank caller tricked Gov. Scott Walker into thinking he was speaking with big-bucks backer David Koch himself, Koch executives said that ...

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content.usatoday.net - By Ann Sanner, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amid a fight over union rights in Ohio, the state panel that controls millions of dollars in school construction voted Thursday to no longer support...

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obrag.org - The Genesis of the Saturday Rally in San Diego In Support of the Working People of Wisconsin OBcians – you should be very proud – for it was your little blog that got the big boulder rolling. Your...

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slate.com - Protesters sleeping in the Wisconsin state CapitolMADISON, Wis.—They call themselves the Cuddle Puddle. They did not come up with the name. There are 10 of them, and they were among the first peopl...

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ednewscolorado.org - For the third night in a row Thursday, Douglas County school district leaders proposing a first-of-its-kind voucher plan sketched out an outline and then sat down to face questions from an audience...

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millermps.wordpress.com - Article from around the state: Wisconsin State Journal. Madison School District preparing hundreds of teacher layoffs. Wausau Daily Herald. Central Wisconsin schools in limbo as state budget debate...

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34years.tumblr.com - 0 notes February 25, 2011 I just finished reading President Obama, Where Are You on Teachers Union Rights? in the HuffPo, and it summarizes the feelings I’ve had watching protests unfold in Wiscons...

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northjersey.com - Protesters gathering at State House for rally in support of Wisconsin public workers TRENTON – Protesters both from New Jersey and other states are gearing up for a rally to show solidarity with W...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Blue Cheddar picked up on this article from the New York Times:“…Debate had gone on for 60 hours and 15 Democrats were still waiting to speak when the vote started around 1 a.m. Friday. Speaker Pro...

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host.madison.com - SHAWN DOHERTY | The Capital Times | sdoherty@madison.com madison.com | | Posted: Friday, February 25, 2011 8:00 am In their first published remarks since a prank caller tricked Gov. Scott Walker in...

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blogs.edweek.org - By guest blogger Erik Robelen:AFT President Randi Weingarten yesterday announced a new framework to guide due process for teachers deemed by administrators to be ineffective.Weingarten emphasized t...

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onfaith.washingtonpost.com - Fighting anti-union conspiracyThe Wisconsin governor's proposal to repair the state budget has acquired the characteristics of a conspiracy. Catholic teaching (Caritas in veritate, #25) unequivocal...

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blogs.desmoinesregister.com - New rules for the Iowa House adopted by the Republican majority ban voting between midnight and 8 a.m. Does that apply to votes by House committee members? No, House Clerk Charlie Smithson said thi...

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host.madison.com - SHAWN DOHERTY | The Capital Times | sdoherty@madison.com madison.com | | Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2011 6:30 pm Gov. Scott Walker turned up the heat on Democratic senators who have left the st...

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coopmike48 Wisconsin Solidarity Rallies Today in All 50 States | Change.org News -http://goo.gl/b7Uc2 #StateSOS #WIunion#SolidarityWI4 minutes ago · reply

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coopmike48 Wis. Schools Eye Layoffs As Impasse Continues : NPR -http://goo.gl/AHxHz #StateSOS #WIunion#SolidarityWI3 minutes ago · reply

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coopmike48 Coalition fights for Phila. school funding - Philly.com - http://goo.gl/BO8gT3 minutes ago · reply

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coopmike48 Madison: Biggest Demonstration Yet | Labor Notes - http://goo.gl/GQEzZ#StateSOS #WIunion #SolidarityWI2 minutes ago · reply

publicnewsservice.org - February 25, 2011COLUMBUS, Ohio - Leaders of police and firefighters' unions say the safety of those on the front lines, and possibly even Ohio citizens, would be at risk if state lawmakers pass le...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - activities | Support Our Union | Legislative Resources | Issues & Advocacy | Wisconsin Education Association CouncilRallies continue throughout the state!Next large Madison rallyis planned for Satu...

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dissidentvoice.org - There are a lot of ironies in the Wisconsin fight between the Republican-dominated legislature and the working class. On Tuesday, February 22, the State Senate unanimously passed a resolution to ho...

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examiner.com - An analysis of Wisconsin law reveals that Governor Walker (R-WI) may have not only embarrassed himself with the “prank phone call” incident, but he also may have committed a crime. Yesterday the w...

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thenotebook.org - This guest blog comes from Mary E. Del Savio a former teacher and current graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate school of education. Today, Friday, February 25 at 4 p.m., when...

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dnj.com - MURFREESBORO — The Rutherford Education Association is asking state Sen. Jim Tracy to return his 2008 Friend of Education award because of his support for legislation that teachers consider an atta...

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blog.aflcio.org - In 50 state capitols tomorrow, workers and activists from faith, civil rights and other communities will rally in solidarity for Wisconsin public service workers who are engaged in a historic strug...

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democraticunderground.com - Source: Local WEAC SourcesNews just in from local union president:RALLY IN RIVER FALLS: 4:00 PM – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH. Meet at KILKARNEY HILLS GOLF CLUB at 163 Radio Road, River Falls for a sho...

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cbsnews.com - (CBS News) NEW YORK - Slurs once saved for bankers or billionaires are now aimed at union workers - particularly teachers. "In bad times our jobs look pretty good," said Maryann Woods-Murphy. "So ...

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blogs.edweek.org - So if you've picked up a newspaper in the past week or so, you know that the federal budget is in major flux, with the prospect of a government shutdown.Should education programs be worried?While a...

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northjersey.com - MADISON, Wis.— Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly took the first significant action on their plan to strip collective bargaining rights from most public workers, abruptly passing the measure ear...

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schooltechconnect.com - It's about policy, politics, and practice in education. I want to spark more engagement, dig deeper, and energize more teachers about the political context of our work and the transformative power ...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Even though Wisconsin is open for business and corporate phone calls, the Walker administration has decide to close down the capitol earlier to a disenfranchised public. Welcome to the power of "bi...

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millermps.wordpress.com - Police union official urges officers to sleep among protesters, keep Capitol open CLAY BARBOUR and MARY SPICUZZA | Wisconsin State Journal m: Friday, February 25, 2011 Ever since massive demonstrat...

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millermps.wordpress.com - Chalkboard: Budget anxieties fuel layoff plans and rumors SUSAN TROLLER | The Capital Times | stroller@madison.com madison.com | (22) Comments | Posted: Friday, February 25, 2011 Gov. Scott Walker’...

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eiaonline.com - I’ve taken up the question of those who don’t know much about collective bargaining, as have much more prominent commentators, such as Ben Smith of Politico and Mark Blumenthal of the Huffington Po...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - As the Wisconsin standoff continues, it's worth stepping back and considering an underappreciated but heartening aspect of this whole affair: Public employees are turning out to be far harder to sc...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - In 2007, when Obama was running for president he said,Is it the shoes? We got the shoes. Madison. Capitol. Saturday. 3PM. Be there.

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mercurynews.com - By Katy MurphyOakland TribuneOAKLAND -- As Wisconsin's public workers fight to keep their collective bargaining rights despite their governor's controversial proposal to curtail them, sympathizers ...

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Democurmudgeon: Van Jones on Saturday's 50 State Protest for Labor Rights #StateSOS #WIunion #SolidarityWI

Democurmudgeon: Van Jones on Saturday's 50 State Protest for Labor Rights

Fascism at Your Doorstep – Special Emergency Powers Legislation | Dailycensored.com #StateSOS #WIunion #SolidarityWI

Fascism at Your Doorstep – Special Emergency Powers Legislation | Dailycensored.com

Fascism at Your Doorstep – Special Emergency Powers Legislation

Reichstag Optimized Fascism at Your Doorstep   Special Emergency Powers LegislationBy Jonathryn

The news from Wisconsin today is that Wisconsin State Troopers, under the direction of a political appointee of the Governor, are visiting the homes of legislators who are resisting the Governor’s deeply unpopular legislation. By what reckoning can an executive, using armed men in state uniforms, dictate a legislator’s prerogatives, or the prerogatives of a caucus of legislators? If you chose “brute force,” you answered correctly.

The extremely dubious provocation of sending State Troopers to legislators’ homes gives the impression that what the legislators are doing is illegal. It’s not. And by attempting to refocus the media on where the legislators live with their families and children, instead of the huge mass demonstrations at the capitol, it seeks to exert not only official, state-sanctioned physical intimidation of those legislators in the places where their spouses and children live. By bringing the legislators’ homes into the discussion it invites unofficial state-sanctioned violence in the form of people like Jared Lee Loughner, the man who brought a gun to a political event and injured

Interested in donating supplies to #wiunion protesters? « Teacher Reality #StateSOS #WIunion #SolidarityWI

Interested in donating supplies to #wiunion protesters? « Teacher Reality

Interested in donating supplies to #wiunion protesters?

Here’s a comment I found on Huffington Post that asks for help with supplies at the protests in Wisconsin. Thought I’d post it here in case anyone wants to help out…
Totto (9:48 AM)
Please help out: http://www­­.defendwi­s­consin.o­rg­/2011/0­2/2­4/loca­l-bu­sines­s-sen­d-su­pplies­/
Interested in donating supplies? Send supplies to room 300NE. We especially need:

* Tupperware (medium size)
* Serving bowls and serving spoons
* Disposable bowls, plates, and cups
* Hand sanitizer
* Sleeping mats
* Gas-X
* Daytime cold medicine

Food and Beverage

* Fresh Vegetables (we love variety!)

Daily Kos: A must read - #StateSOS #WIunion #SolidarityWI

Daily Kos: A must read -

A must read -

which ends like this

I asked Lynda Hiller if she felt generally optimistic or pessimistic. She was quiet for a moment, then said: “I don’t think things are going to get any better. I think we’re going to hit rock bottom. The big shots are in charge, and they just don’t give a darn about the little person.”

Bob Herbert has a column titled Absorbing the Pain. He attended a small gathering in North Philadelphia organized by Working America, an effort of the AFL-CIO. The people gathered were not union members, simply those coming together to share the pain.

Things are bad in America. Herbert's column reminds us how bad:

When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out « Larry Miller's Blog #StateSOS #WIunion #SolidarityWI

When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out « Larry Miller's Blog

When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out

Filed under: Right Wing Agenda,Scott Walker — millerlf @ 3:03 am

When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews, I remained silent; I wasn’t a Jew.

When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.

Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group. He was a Lutheran theologian who survived imprisonment in the Sashsenhausen and Dachau concentration camps from 1937-45.

NYC Educator: Sing it, Scott #StateSOS #WIunion #SolidarityWI

NYC Educator: Sing it, Scott

Sing it, Scott

Here's Hosni Mubarak singing My Way. When Scott Walker does the same, every teacher will be able to walk like an Egyptian.

IEA President Swanson and the Board of Directors stab retirees in the back. « Fred Klonsky's blog

IEA President Swanson and the Board of Directors stab retirees in the back. « Fred Klonsky's blog

IEA President Swanson and the Board of Directors stab retirees in the back.

At last year’s IEA Representative Assembly, IEA leadership called on the delegates to renounce their long-standing opposition to any change in the legislative platform that would weaken pension benefits.

Ken Swanson argued that the lobbyists must be allowed to sit at the table. While delegates from the IEA student chapter first opposed the change, they were brow beaten into submission. Others of us stood at the microphone, warning of the consequences.

A week later, Madigan got his two-tier pension system and any teacher hired after January 1st of this year is screwed.

Last night I received this from retired teacher, Ed Rosenthal:

Good Evening.

Tonight the IEA Board by a vote of 49-31 approved a change in the Legislative Platform from language that opposed taxation of retirement benefits to include an exception that allows IEA to

School circus performers abandon the big tent | theteachingwhore

School circus performers abandon the big tent | theteachingwhore

School circus performers abandon the big tent

Ft. Worth TX (TWP)

The Greater Ft Worth Public School Circus was temporarily shut-down when a renegade elephant refused to prance at the ringmaster’s whip-call. The elephant, otherwise known as Mrs. Sharpe, the middle school math teacher, trumpeted and trotted out of the ring and crashed through the pavilion doors.

A few students hitched a ride on her back, and no one was injured in the incident, though the Board of Education building had to go to lockdown when piles of elephant poo threatened to destroy the pristine tile hallways.

“I just couldn’t take the commands anymore, the continual barking and whistling, the demands made upon me to perform in asinine and non-productive ways,” said Mrs. Sharpe, as she ate a restorative bowl of peanuts beside the TWP news van.

Biology teacher clown Jethro Higgins, in white-face with a polka-dot purple bow tie and a Charlie Chaplin outfit,

Reminder: Starting today at noon, Wisconsin solidarity ralliesAFL-CIO NOW BLOG #StateSOS #WIunion #SolidarityWI

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Reminder: Starting today at noon, Wisconsin solidarity rallies are taking place in major cities across America and in every single state capital. If you can, please join this massive, national show of solidarity. If you're coming, be sure to wear Wisconsin Badger colors—red and white—to show your solidarity.

If you can make it to a rally at noon today local time and need to know where to go,
click here to find an event in your state.

If you can’t make it,
click here to go to the AFL-CIO Now Blog to follow what’s happening in real time, starting at 12 p.m. Eastern time (9 a.m. Pacific).

You can also
watch live video feeds, and more, by going here.

If you use Twitter, please sign our Twitter petition now and tweet and re-tweet as much as possible during the event using the hashtag #WeAreWI. Other hashtags to follow and use include: #StateSOS, #WIunion, and #SolidarityWI.

WISCONSIN SOLIDARITY RALLY

Help bring the energy of the incredible events taking place in Wisconsin’s state capitol to your state at noon Saturday.

Find the noontime rally near you here.

Dear Friend

This Saturday at noon, Wisconsin solidarity rallies are taking place in major cities—including every state capital, and in many other places. Working people across the country will join in a massive, national show of solidarity with embattled workers in Wisconsin and other states. Events are planned for all 50 state capitals.

We’ve all been inspired by the incredible events at the Wisconsin state capitol—now it’s time to help keep that energy going and growing throughout America.

Can you join us? Be a cheesehead for the day—find a solidarity rally near you.

The protests in Wisconsin have inspired us all and created an opportunity we’ve got to seize.
For too long, CEOs and the politicians whose campaigns they financed have dominated the debate over the economy. But this time, they’ve gone too far. America is listening—and Saturday we’ll make our voices heard for good, middle-class jobs and working families who need them.

Unions, community and faith groups and progressive allies led by MoveOn.org are alerting their members about these solidarity rallies, which are an opportunity for all Americans who have been touched by Wisconsin to come together, show support and build power in our own communities.

Will you join a rally near you Saturday at noon? Sign up to join your local rally here.

It’s up to us to show our solidarity and make sure the amazing energy in Wisconsin spreads to the rest of the country, so the politicians who claim we can cut our way to prosperity don’t win the day.

The CEO-backed attacks on workers aren’t limited to Wisconsin—they’re happening in at least a dozen states. And in Washington, Republican deficit hypocrites are threatening to shut the government down next week unless Democrats agree to massive cuts to everything from job safety to education and food aid for hungry children.

Saturday’s rallies in state capitals across the country—and everything that’s been happening in Wisconsin and other states—are a critical moment we must seize. We have a real chance to shift our national debate and make the voices of working families heard.

Can you join in at the local rally Saturday? Sign up here via our friends at MoveOn.org.

Wisconsin workers are putting it on the line for all of us—it’s time to join them.

In solidarity,

Manny Herrmann
Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIO

P.S. This Saturday, we will stand together to Save the American Dream. Be sure to wear Wisconsin Badger colors—red and white—to show your solidarity. Sign up today to join in!

P.P.S. If you use Twitter, please live-tweet the event using the hashtag #WeAreWI, and also consider following and using #StateSOS, #WIunion, and #SolidarityWI.


To find out more about the AFL-CIO, please visit our website at www.aflcio.org.