Wisconsin Updates: Dems Return; 100,000 Rally in Madison; Tunnel Leads from Powerful Bank to State Capitol | Economy | AlterNet

Wisconsin Updates: Dems Return; 100,000 Rally in Madison; Tunnel Leads from Powerful Bank to State Capitol | Economy | AlterNet

March 9, 2011 |

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Last week represented a blow to Wisconsin workers and Democratic state leaders, as the state's Republicans rammed a measure through the Senate stripping collective bargaining rights from most public workers in the state. Since then, the 14 Democratic Senators who fled the state to block Governor Scott Walker's union-busting legislation have returned to the state amid cheers of "Thank you! Thank you!" from protesters. This weekend saw upwards of 100,000 such protesters gathering at the capitol building in Madison -- one of the b