Wisconsin-style attacks spawn record turnout in St. Paul

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Workday Minnesota

By Steve Share

ST. PAUL - “We will not let Minnesota become the next Wisconsin,” said state snowplow driver Mike Lindholt, addressing a large and energized rally of public employees at the state Capitol Tuesday.

Proposed legislation that brings Wisconsin-style attacks on public workers to Minnesota helped fuel a record turnout for AFSCME Council 5’s rally at the Capitol rotunda. Some 1,500 people attended the rally, then fanned out to meet with lawmakers during the union’s annual Day on the Hill.

“We’re gathering here at the state Capitol to not just fight for public workers, but to fight for the middle class of Minnesota,” said Eliot Seide, AFSCME Council 5 director, addressing the rally.

AFSCME has advocated the state take a balanced approach to solving the state’s budget crisis — by raising revenues — and not take the cuts-only approach proposed by the new Republican majorities in the Legislature.


Read more: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4818

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FULL story at link. I'm AFSCME BTW. :-)


AFSCME members gathered in the Governor’s reception room with a giant check in the amount of $3.2 billion. That’s the additional amount in state income tax that people earning more than $130,000 a year would pay — if they paid the same effective tax rate as middle income families.

[postulater]

1. Nice check.

WI is glad to have MN as a neighbor (except during football season).

[Scuba]

2. Wisconsin stands with Minnesota Workers (if not Vikings, Twins and Gophers). n/t

[iwishiwas]

3. YES.

[RedCloud]

4. The giants are awakening. This is good. Very good.