Wisconsin protest rallies spread to all 50 States

Yesterday in Madison, WI. an estimated crowd size of 70,000 to 100,000 people gathered in frigid weather to protest Governor Scott Walker and the republican controlled legislature who are trying to kill the States public unions. The protest in Madison was the largest seen in the State capitol since the Vietnam War and it was also the largest crowd since Wisconsin workers first started protesting about two weeks ago.

Early this past Friday morning the republicans in the Assembly passed Governor Walker’s union busting Bill. The State Senators still have to vote on the Bill before it can be signed by Walker, but they need the States democratic Senators to be present in order to have a three-fifths quorum which is required for the vote to take place.

Currently, the Senate democrats have not made themselves available for a vote, and they have said that they will not be available until Walker removes the portion of the Bill that takes away collective bargaining rights for unions. The unions have already agreed to wage cuts and benefit cuts.

Walker who just took office has already given $117 million in tax breaks to corporations in Wisconsin, and two-thirds of Wisconsin businesses currently pay no taxes at all. And he has the nerve to say that in order to balance his States budget he needs concessions from the unions because it is they who are causing the budget crisis.

And if Walker gets his way, his way, will be coming your way, and Americans across the country know this. And they also know that unions help to maintain competitive wages and benefits for everyone whether they are in a union or not.

American workers in 50 States held rallies yesterday at noon to support those Wisconsin workers. In my State of Nevada hundreds braved the snow and cold weather in Carson City to show their support. And in every State they are telling these corporate controlled republicans, we’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take this anymore.

This is a moral fight for every American who works to support their families. And for those of you who have been taught to hate unions, you need to know that by killing the unions it will drive wages and benefits down for everyone, including you. If you think that your pay and benefits are bad now, just wait to see what happens if unions in the United States someday become extinct.

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