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2,000 protest state cuts, outsourcing in Wisconsin
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| Last Edited | Penguin Apr 23, 2005 12:43am |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - Madison Capital Times |
| News Date | Saturday, April 23, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Anita Weier
April 22, 2005
R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
About 2,000 state employees and fellow union supporters from all over Wisconsin gathered at the State Capitol on Thursday to ask for just that, and for a respectable income, too.
Their consistent message was that their work is important, and that quality of life in the state will suffer if the governor and his department heads continue to cut state jobs and replace employees with outside contractors.
Perhaps the most telling messages were a loudly repeated chant: "Gard go home!," referring to Republican Assembly Speaker John Gard of Peshtigo, and a button that said, "Outsource This in 2006," with a photo of Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle.
Both are blamed for cutting budgets, employee compensation packages and jobs.
Doyle, who campaigned for office with a pledge to cut 10,000 state jobs, was the major target.
Wearing a "Tommy Thompson" sign, Sgt. Greg Teichmiller of Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution said, "The last time we had a decent deal in Wisconsin was when Tommy Thompson was governor." |
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