2011 Wisconsin capitol insurrection
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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 and Senate office building.[1] 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.[2][3]
- 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.[4]
- 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
- ↑ https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/remember_when_lefties_stormed_into_and_occupied_a_senate_office_building_in_2018_and_the_wisconsin_state_capitol_in_2011.html
- ↑ "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
