Wisconsin teachers outed after February sick-out to support labor protest

A recent spate of Wisconsin public information requests forced school districts to determine whether citizens deserve to know if teachers who took sick days on Feb. 16 were really suffering from the flu, or instead were protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) policies, reports the Huffington Post. The Wisconsin State Journal reported online Tuesday that conservative groups filed public records requests to uncover the names of the teachers who played hooky to protest legislation that drastically altered the laws governing their profession. The sick-out led to school closures, as teachers rallied en masse against Walker’s proposal to end collective bargaining for civil employees, including teachers…

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Labor protest draws tens of thousands in Wisconsin

A crowd estimated at more than 70,000 people on Saturday waved American flags, sang the national anthem, and called for the defeat of a Wisconsin plan to curb public sector unions that has galvanized opposition from the American labor movement, Reuters reports. In one of the biggest rallies at the state Capitol since the Vietnam War, union members and their supporters braved frigid temperatures and a light snowfall to show their displeasure. The mood was upbeat despite the setback their cause suffered earlier this week when the state Assembly approved the Republican-backed restrictions on union collective bargaining rights over fierce Democratic objections…

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