Wisconsin Crisis - March 2011
AUPE Vice-President Glen Scott, accompanied by AUPE staff members Trevor Zimmermann and Andrew Hanon, traveled to Madison, WI March 9-11 in support of public employees in that state. In addition to gathering information on successful mobilizing techniques and procedures, the team is also building links of solidarity with the workers, whose collective bargaining rights are under attack by the Republican controlled state government.
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Wednesday night Even dogs were in on the sit-in at the Wisconsin capitol.
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Wednesday night More protesters slumber outside the Wisconsin state senate chamber, which is guarded by state police.
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Thursday morning 8 am, and AUPE joins the protesters outside the capitol in Madison.
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Thursday morning "I am NOT going away."
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Thursday morning Jesse Jackson speaks solidarity.
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Thursday morning VP Glen Scott listens as Jesse Jackson speaks.
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Thursday morning In solidarity.
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Thursday morning Flags flying in Madison.
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Thursday morning How Wisconsinites feel about the bill.
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Thursday morning No, really, tell us how you really feel.
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Thursday morning Other unions, including those not affected by the bill, are marching in support.
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Thursday morning Okay, that's just an awesome sign.
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Thursday morning Vietnam War veteran Jim Engel, now an employee with the Wisconsin Veterans Affairs, is protesting because "if the unions are destroyed the entire middle class is in jeopardy."
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Thursday morning A police officer on crowd control duty at the Wisconsin capitol chats amiably with one of dozens of Madison city police protesting the Republican anti-union bill. Police are exempted from the bill, but the Cops for Labor say this attack on the middle class affects everyone.
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Thursday morning Madison city police, who aren't included in the anti-union bill passed by the Wisconsin government, were among the most vocal protesters outside the capitol Thursday.
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Thursday afternoon Hundreds of high school students showed up to support their teachers outside the Wisconsin capitol Thursday.
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Thursday afternoon VP Glen Scott presents a letter and cheque from Local 054 to AFSCME representatives, including Council 40 (State Employees) representative Jim Garity in Wisconsin in front of the Capitol building.
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Thursday afternoon The cheque presentation.
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Thursday afternoon It really is about Working America.
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Thursday afternoon VP Glen Scott helps out with a phone bank at the Teachers Assistants Association, urging members to attend a meeting about Saturday's rally, which is expected to be attended by up to 200,000.
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Thursday afternoon The crowd grows as people get off work.
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Thursday afternoon The lady is surrounded.
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Thursday afternoon Snowbanks make great viewing platforms.
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Thursday afternoon Everyone is turning out.
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Thursday night AUPE walks in solidarity throughout the evening.
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Thursday night AUPE staff Trevor Zimmmerman outside the Wisconsin capitol building.
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Thursday night VP Glen Scott talks to David Leucinger, a state department of transportation employee, hours after the state assembly passed a bill stripping Leucinger of his collective bargaining rights.
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Thursday night Heather Harris-Fatty, a state Department of Transportation employee, says when she learned that the Wisconsin assembly had passed Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting bill, "I almost cried."
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Thursday night College instructor Burt Wheeler says he was "deeply, deeply saddened" by the passage of Gov. Scott Walker's union busting bill. A chalk drawing of a broken heart on the steps of the state capitol, he says, sums up the entire campaign to break public sector unions.
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Friday afternoon Marching and showing the flag(s).
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Friday afternoon A group of ministers was overjoyed to see Canadian support for the fight.
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Friday afternoon A Madison city worker proudly wears an AUPE toque.
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Friday afternoon We just couldn't resist.
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Saturday morning Free brats. Donations to the struggle!
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Saturday morning People are already gathering for the huge rally this afternoon.
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Saturday morning Masked protesters (they brought the statue into their troupe as well).
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Saturday morning People taking photos to commemorate the day, while a bemused crowd control police officer looks on.
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Saturday morning Farmers joined the protest, circling the capitol in their tractors.
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Saturday morning VP Glen Scott and staff Trevor Zimmerman at the pre-rally rally.
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Saturday morning Wisconsin residents express their feelings about their 14 Democratic senators.
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Saturday morning You're never too young to take part in democracy.
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Saturday afternoon Firefighters, who are exempt from the anti-labour bill, nonetheless came out by the hundreds.
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Saturday afternoon Firefighters marching.
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Saturday afternoon One of the tens of thousands who attended today's rally. She really wants to burst Gov. Walker's bubble.
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Saturday afternoon Jesse Jackson, Susan Sarandon and Tony Shaloub joined the firefighters as they marched to the capitol.
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Saturday afternoon AUPE Vice President Glen Scott and staffer Trevor Zimmerman march with the firefighters.
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Saturday afternoon A sea of mud won't stop these protesters from being heard.
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Saturday afternoon Teachers have such a way with words.
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Saturday afternoon Uncle Sam towers over the other demonstrators.
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Saturday afternoon This guy found a way to see over the crowd.
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Saturday afternoon A shot of the gathered crowd.
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