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: AFL-CIO NOW BLOGSigns of the Times: Small Biz Supports Wis. Public Employees
By Tula Connell
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Small business owners have come out in strong support of Wisconsin public employees in their battle against Gov. Scott Walker’s moves to take away their right to bargain to improve their lives.
In storefront after storefront, signs indicate backing for Wisconsin workers. From the handwritten?”We Support Public Workers and Public Workers Support Us, Too,” to those generated by AFSCME?”This Business Supports Workers’ Rights”?these messages are a true sign of the times.
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Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on March 15, 2011 (boomark / email).
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