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Monday, March 14, 2011

Rep. Dennis Kucinich was on fire up at the rally
http://chipmunk-inc.tumblr.com/post/3832482638/rep-dennis-kucinich-was-on-fire-up-at-the-rally
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich was on fire up at the rally in Wisconsin today. From The Uptake — Rep. Kucinich Fires Up Madison Workers’ Rights Rally:
Representative Dennis Kucinich, (D- Ohio) attacks Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for his trashing of workers’ rights. The Governor signed a bill that eliminated most collective bargaining rights for public employees. This “Speak Up For Workers’ Rights” rally happened after a massive protest at Wisconsin’s state capitol.

http://www.truth-out.org/assault-collective-bargaining-illegal-says-international-labor-rights-group68423
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Assault on Collective Bargaining Illegal, Says International Labor Rights Group

by: Jeanne Mirer and Marjorie Cohn, t r u t h o u t | News Analysis
Assault on Collective Bargaining Illegal, Says International Labor Rights Group
Protesters gathering at the Wisconsin Capitol in record numbers on March 12, 2011. (Photo: TopritzBuchananHofer)
The International Commission for Labor Rights (ICLR) sent a notice to the Wisconsin Legislature, explaining that its attempt to strip collective bargaining rights from public workers is illegal.
Anyone who has watched the events unfolding in Wisconsin and other states that are trying to remove collective bargaining rights from public workers has heard people protesting the loss of their "rights." (For more on the record turnout, see this story.) The ICLR explained to the legislature exactly what these rights are and why trying to take them away is illegal.
The ICLR is a New York-based nongovernmental organization that coordinates a pro bono network of labor lawyers and experts throughout the world. It investigates labor rights violations and issues reports and amicus briefs on issues

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