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All out in defense of the Wisconsin public workers unions. For a one day general strike!
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Wis. protesters end their 17-day sit-in
By Associated Press
March 4, 2011
MADISON, Wis. — Pro-union protesters who had been camping out at the Wisconsin Capitol for 17 days vacated the building peacefully late yesterday after a judge ordered the building closed at night but ruled the state was wrong to restrict access to the building during the day.
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Yahoo! Buzz ShareThis .With a group hug, and singing “Solidarity Forever,’’ about 50 protesters grabbed their sleeping bags, pillows, and drums and left through two rows of Democratic state lawmakers and others who thanked them for their efforts.
The peaceful departure came after two hours of back-and-forth exchanges between the police and demonstrators, who demanded to see the court order saying they had to leave.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Chief Susan Riseling read the order to the crowd, eliciting cheers when she read the judge’s determination that the state had unconstitutionally restricted the public’s access to the building.
Protesters have been demonstrating in and around the Capitol building since Feb. 15 against a bill pushed by Governor Scott Walker that would strip most public employees of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights.
© Copyright 2011 Globe Newspaper Company.
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