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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 03:51 PM
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US union protests: Demonstrations move beyond Wisconsin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12541294
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Union unrest is spreading through the mid-western US, as labour activists in at least three states protest against pending anti-union legislation.

Thousands of protesters were expected to gather in Ohio and Indiana and, for the second week in a row, Wisconsin.

Republican-led governments there have argued the moves are needed to balance state budgets wracked by deficits.

But Democratic-leaning unions say fiscal woes are being used as an excuse to erode collective bargaining rights.

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SDuderstadt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 03:52 PM
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1. Yes!
I predict a resurgence in unions.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 06:53 PM
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2. Even Diane Sawyer knows that's the truth
Damn the reporter said war on organized labor.
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tabbycat31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 07:08 PM
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3. coming to New Jersey on Friday
12:00 at the Statehouse

DUers need to attend if they can. I will be tehre.
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