A scheduled Senate vote on Thursday passed with no action because Senate Democrats refused to participate in the rush to end our union rights. Instead, they left the state, denying the Senate the quorum required for action. The Assembly may try to act on the bill on Friday, but without Senate action, the fate of the bill cannot be settled.
Massive demonstrations by union members and our allies are making a difference. But we need to keep the pressure on. AFSCME will continue running buses from around the state on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, bus service will be limited to shuttles from the east and west edges of Madison. The Friday bus schedule is here.
Union members from all work sectors and their supporters have turned out every day this week to send a loud signal that lawmakers must not strip bargaining rights from most public employees. AFSCME members have poured into the Capitol from around the state.
Some boarded buses as early as 4 a.m. to make it to Madison for a full day of lobbying and raucus rallying. But AFSCME members were hardly alone. Other public sector unions were well represented, including police and firefighters who have been exempted from the union busting proposal. Private sector unions also have come out in force, as did university and high school students.
We will not stop until the attack on our bargaining rights is over.
Consult the Friday bus schedule here. On Friday, buses will stop near the Capitol Square.
Shuttle buses will be running from Madison's east and west sides on Saturday and Sunday.
When you get off your bus in Madison on Friday, head for the Capitol and look for your legislators. There is an information desk in the Capitol Rotuda where you can find out the names and office numbers of your legislators if you don't already know them.
And make it or not to these rallies, take action now to contact your own legislator. Find out how here.
This is about protecting your fundamental rights in the workplace and the future of your family. Make sure you are heard today!
Friday, February 18, 2011
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