by James Parks, Feb 24, 2011
Some 2,000 working people rallied at the Minnesota state Capitol in St. Paul Tuesday to make it clear that Wisconsin-like attempts to destroy collective bargaining will not succeed in their state.
Gov. Mark Dayton joined the rally and the crowd roared when Dayton declared:
“Drastic, extreme measures will not become law here. They won’t become law—because I’m here.”
In Hartford, Conn., working people, union members and their allies gathered near the north entrance of the Capitol building yesterday in a show of solidarity with state workers in Wisconsin. Gov. Dannel Malloy briefly addressed the crowd, saying he views the unions as partners in his quest to close a budget gap estimated as high as $3.7 billion.