NH, ME, VT groups rally in support of workers

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2011/02/26/nh_me_vt_groups_rally_in_support_of_workers/

Participants in Vermont and New Hampshire labor rallies in support of Wisconsin workers said Saturday the existence of unions benefits the middle class.

Bill Townsend, a 66-year-old manager from Portsmouth, N.H., said a rally in his home city shows that not everyone agrees with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's effort to strip collective bargaining rights from most public workers.

"I feel the Wisconsin governor is totally wrong," said Townsend. "If we eliminate collective bargaining, we eliminate the major reason for unions to exist."

Thirty-nine-year-old Hampton, N.H., firefighter Walt Madore said he came because he fears the attacks on unions will spread.

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