Published: May 15, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, rally, Scott Walker, unions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of people outraged that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposals are not dead have gathered at the Capitol in protest. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that police estimate more than 7,000 people attended Saturday’s the “Fight Is Not Over” rally in Madison. The event organized by We Are Wisconsin and [...]
Published: March 12, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, protests, rally, Scott Walker, unions
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Clogging the Wisconsin Capitol grounds and screaming angry chants, tens of thousands of undaunted pro-labor protesters descended on Madison again Saturday and vowed to focus on future elections now that contentious cuts to public worker union rights have become law. Protests have rocked the Capitol almost [...]
Published: March 12, 2011
Tags: collective bargaining, rally, Scott Walker, unions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic and union leaders are expecting a huge crowd at a rally in the capital against a new Republican-sponsored law that drastically weakens the state’s public employee unions. Opponents of the law that would strip most public employees of nearly all their collective bargaining rights say the fight is not [...]
Published: November 20, 2010
Tags: high-speed rail, Rail, rally, Scott Walker, Talgo
MILWAUKEE (AP) — High speed rail advocates held rallies in Wisconsin to show their support even though the project appears dead. About 200 people attended a rally Saturday at Milwaukee’s Amtrak-Greyhound station and more than 50 people gathered at Rainbow Park in Oshkosh. Gov.-elect Scott Walker has said he won’t allow the project paid for [...]
Published: November 15, 2010
Tags: high-speed rail, Neuenfeldt, Rail, rally, Scott Walker, Talgo
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By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Labor leaders and politicians rallied Monday in support of a high-speed rail project, mocking Republican Gov.-elect Scott Walker’s efforts to scuttle the deal by refusing the $810 million in federal stimulus money. Activists gathered at the Milwaukee plant of train maker Talgo Inc. and called on Walker [...]
Published: April 24, 2009
Tags: Barack Obama, election, governor, Jim Doyle, protest, rally, Republican Party, taxes
Matt Pommer The anti-tax rally earlier this month at the state Capitol, encouraged by conservative radio talk show personalities, may be pushing the Republican Party to the far right. The tone of the rally indicated what any Republican Party candidate will face in 2010. Given the anger at the rally, will it be possible for [...]