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The World Watches Wisconsin

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Monday, February 21, 2011   

MADISON, Wis. - It will be anything but business as usual at the State Capitol in Madison this week as protestors continue to make noise about an issue that is catching fire across the country: workers' rights. Over the past three days, nearly 100,000 people have jammed the Capitol to protest a plan developed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker that would strip most public employees of their collective bargaining rights.

It's an idea that other states are looking at and labor unions are dead-set against. Wisconsin Democratic State Rep. Cory Mason, Racine, says the governor's action has lit a fuse.

"I don't think anybody could have predicted this kind of outrage from what he's doing, but you know, people have rights."

Fourteen Democratic state senators went into hiding last week, blocking action on the Republican bill because there wasn't a quorum in the Senate. Assembly Republicans have delayed a vote until Tuesday, at the earliest.

The Democrats say the measure is being rammed through without enough public input on a proposal that would change 50 years of labor practice in the state. Gov. Walker says the changes are needed to give state and local governments the power to control costs.

Wisconsin Democratic State Rep. Joe Parisi, Madison, says lawmakers are well aware of the national implication of what's happening in Wisconsin.

"Nothing could be more important that what's going on in Madison right now, and I'm glad the whole world is watching."

Parisi said a line has been drawn in the sand over workers' rights. He adds that those supporting the collective bargaining heritage in Wisconsin will continue to fight, despite long odds due to the Republican majority in the state legislature.




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