BBC: Wisconsin public workers protest over anti-union bill

[jannyk]

Wisconsin public employees have crowded into the state capitol to protest the government's plan to curtail their right to collective bargaining. Teachers, prison guards and others say a Republican-sponsored bill would severely cut into their incomes.

In Madison, the capital city of the mid-western state, the Republican-led legislature on Thursday was set to pass a bill pushed by Republican Governor Scott Walker that has been described by commentators as the most aggressive anti-union law in the nation. The bill would eliminate most public workers' collective bargaining rights and dramatically increase the amount they must contribute to their pensions and health insurance coverage.

"This is the scariest thing I've ever seen," physics teacher Betsy Barnard told the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper of Mr Walker's bill. "This is going to change Wisconsin forever."

Police in Madison, Wisconsin, estimated that 20,000 people rallied at the capital on Wednesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12498249

Yeah! It's going 'global'. Better coverage fro the Beeb than CNN or MSNBC so far. Pic and more at link.

Go Wisconsin!!!!

[Dawson Leery]

1. It looks like you need a kick

:kick:

[TBF]

2. K&R nt

[chill_wind]

3. Good to see this. i scanned earlier today- there was nothing yet. K & R.

[kath]

4. K&R. "Better coverage from the Beeb than CNN or MSNBC so far" - just like always.