A marching, chanting crowd of 68,000 people thronged Madison’s Capitol Square on Saturday, giving voice to a debate over the fate of unions and collective bargaining for public workers that now echoes across the country.
Supporters of Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to effectively end collective bargaining for the state’s public employees and increase their pension and health payments stood toe-to-toe and nose-to-nose with pro-union protesters. And, according to the Madison Police Department, a remarkable thing happened: A civil, peaceful debate broke out.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Opposing sides face off at Capitol in biggest day of protests yet
The Wisconsin State Journal reports:
