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[[File:Leftist insurrectionists take over Capitol.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Leftwing insurrectionists take over the Wisconsin state capitol.]] | [[File:Leftist insurrectionists take over Capitol.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Leftwing insurrectionists take over the Wisconsin state capitol.]] | ||
| − | The '''2011 Wisconsin capitol insurrection''' and budget controversy began when Democrats sharply disagreed with reform measures and provisions of a budget bill in February. In a dramatic move, 14 Democratic legislators traveled to neighboring Illinois, out of reach of state troopers who could otherwise compel their attendance in a legislative session.<ref>"The state constitution says lawmakers can be compelled to attend floor sessions." [http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/116381289.html Democrats flee state to avoid vote on budget bill] - ''Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel'' - Feb. 25, 2011</ref><ref>"Wisconsin law doesn't allow police to arrest the lawmakers." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_wisconsin_budget_unions Associated Press]</ref> | + | The '''2011 Wisconsin capitol insurrection''' and budget controversy began when Democrats sharply disagreed with reform measures and provisions of a budget bill in February. Mobs of [[leftist]] insurrectionists occupied the state capitol building. In a dramatic move, 14 Democratic legislators traveled to neighboring Illinois, out of reach of state troopers who could otherwise compel their attendance in a legislative session.<ref>"The state constitution says lawmakers can be compelled to attend floor sessions." [http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/116381289.html Democrats flee state to avoid vote on budget bill] - ''Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel'' - Feb. 25, 2011</ref><ref>"Wisconsin law doesn't allow police to arrest the lawmakers." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_wisconsin_budget_unions Associated Press]</ref> |
* The Democrats fled to a hotel in Urbana, Ill., to stop votes on the state budget and a slate of labor and education bills, including a "[[right to work]]" measure that would have banned all workplaces from requiring union membership or dues.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-midwest-union-20110225,0,2444521.story Wisconsin Assembly approves controversial collective-bargaining measure]</ref> | * The Democrats fled to a hotel in Urbana, Ill., to stop votes on the state budget and a slate of labor and education bills, including a "[[right to work]]" measure that would have banned all workplaces from requiring union membership or dues.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-midwest-union-20110225,0,2444521.story Wisconsin Assembly approves controversial collective-bargaining measure]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:15, November 18, 2021
The 2011 Wisconsin capitol insurrection and budget controversy began when Democrats sharply disagreed with reform measures and provisions of a budget bill in February. Mobs of leftist insurrectionists occupied the state capitol building. In a dramatic move, 14 Democratic legislators traveled to neighboring Illinois, out of reach of state troopers who could otherwise compel their attendance in a legislative session.[1][2]
- The Democrats fled to a hotel in Urbana, Ill., to stop votes on the state budget and a slate of labor and education bills, including a "right to work" measure that would have banned all workplaces from requiring union membership or dues.[3]
- Under the law, the state would also stop withholding union dues from government paychecks and make due payments strictly voluntary. [1]
- the bill "strips most collective bargaining rights for public employees." [2]
See also
- Scott Walker, conservative Wisconsin governor who signed the bill into law
Notes
- ↑ "The state constitution says lawmakers can be compelled to attend floor sessions." Democrats flee state to avoid vote on budget bill - Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Feb. 25, 2011
- ↑ "Wisconsin law doesn't allow police to arrest the lawmakers." Associated Press
- ↑ Wisconsin Assembly approves controversial collective-bargaining measure