Thank Wisconsin

Do you like 8-hour days? Glad you have the "weekend"? Happy with unemployment insurance? Pleased that we have worker compensation laws? You can thank Wisconsin and the union.

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These state senators are doing what their constituents want. Hence, they are doing their job.

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This isn't just about union workers. It's about all workers. It's about the right to negotiate. It's about the right to have a say in the workplace. It's about not being a country governed by the whims of monied private sector interests.