Unions, activists, rally in Lansing to support Wisconsin's government unions - another 2,000

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Unions, activists, rally in Lansing to support Wisconsin's government unions
3:36 PM, Feb. 26, 2011 | 101 Comments

LANSING – Some 2,000 union members and supporters from across Michigan rallied at the state Capitol building today to support Wisconsin’s public employee unions and against what they called corporate-sponsored Republican attacks on working people.

That included Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who fired up the crowd with a campaign-like, pro-union welcome speech.

“I can understand why Thomas Jefferson said a little revolution now and then is a good thing,” said Bernero to loud cheers. He was the losing Democratic gubernatorial candidate last fall.

“The assault on unions, the assault on the public employees is nothing less than an assault on the American people.”

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1. I love it.... Some Michigan people coming back from helping us in Wiscosnin are

now rallying for us in Michigan. This says so much..... STAND STRONG....


"We need to stand strong, we are the backbone of America,” Baldwin said, adding that unions support adequate pay and working conditions.

Some in the crowd had just returned from Madison, Wis., where they joined protests against the anti-union Republican legislation. The bill passed the Wisconsin State Assembly, but cannot be voted on in the GOP-controlled Senate while its Democrats continue their self-imposed exile outside of the state."