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A youth’s perspective: ‘In Madison, we see our future’

Editor’s note: The writer is a youth activist and high-school senior from Detroit who took part in a solidarity delegation to Madison, Wis., from Feb. 20-22. When you first step into the Capitol, it is hard not to be overwhelmed by the feeling of inspiration and solidarity flowing through every corridor and hall. The sight […]

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Basketball players’ union supports Wisconsin workers

The following statements were issued Feb. 25 by National Basketball Players Association representatives in opposition to the passing of the anti-union “budget repair bill” by the Wisconsin Assembly on Feb 24. “Last night’s vote by the Wisconsin Assembly was an attempt to undermine organized labor and the men and women across the country who depend […]

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Eyewitness Wisconsin: Occupation, solidarity continue strong

Editor’s note: Sharon Black is an organizer with the National Bail Out the People Movement who has been at the State Capitol in Madison since day two of the occupation. She submitted the following report on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 26, prior to the huge demonstration of 100,000 workers that took place that afternoon […]

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Message from Cairo to Madison

Some of the Egyptians who participated in the uprising there have been supportive of the workers’ struggle in Madison, Wis., as can be seen in the photo here. Other have donated funds to buy pizzas in Madison and have them sent to the workers and students at the state Capitol. Another example comes from CTUWS, […]

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Packers athletes: ‘Public workers are Wisconsin’s champions’

The heroic worker and student takeover of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, which is entering its second week, has evoked solidarity throughout many sectors of U.S. society; athletes are no exception. The Green Bay Packers, the only publicly owned team in the National Football Association and winners of Super Bowl XLV, are based in […]

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From a youth organizer in Madison: ‘Solidarity of workers and students cannot be broken’

Feb. 21 — Inside the state Capitol building in Madison, Wis., the halls normally filled with politicians and corporate lobbyists are now occupied by thousands of people. Banners and posters with messages of solidarity and slogans denouncing Gov. Scott Walker’s attack on the public sector hang from every wall. Chants of “power to the people” […]

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After week one of Wisconsin Capitol takeover: ‘We can’t lose collective bargaining’

Feb. 19 – The people’s liberation of the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., is in full swing. “Now is the time. We can’t let this die because we are at ground zero and what happens here affects the rest of the world. We have to be strong. A united front,” said Mahlon Mitchell of the […]