Monday, February 28, 2011

More Than 270 Lawmakers Oppose Taking Away Public Employee Bargaining Rights

Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans rallied this week in Nevada to support public employee bargaining rights.

by James Parks, Feb 28, 2011

UPDATE: As of this morning, 284 state lawmakers have signed on in support of Wisconsin Senators, according to Progressive States Network.

Progressive States Network today released a letter signed by a bipartisan group of more than 270 state legislators representing 44 states voicing their solidarity with the Wisconsin state senators who oppose an extreme measure to take away the right of public employees to bargain for good middle-class jobs.