Support the Rights of Wisconsin Workers
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Solidarity With Wisconsin
Submitted by ujpadmin1 on Sun, 02/20/2011 - 5:15pm.
When: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Where: Massachusetts State House • 24 Beacon St. • Park St T • Boston
Start: 2011 Feb 22 - 4:00pm
End: 2011 Feb 22 - 6:00pm
Support the Rights of Wisconsin Workers
Join workers from across Massachusetts to show support for our sisters and brothers in Wisconsin who are fighting to keep workers' rights alive. Click here for more info on their struggle.
Sponsored by: Mass Teachers Assn., AFT Massachusetts Mass AFL-CIO. Greater Boston Central Labor Council, AFSCME Council 93, SEIU Local 509, 1199 SEIU, SEIU Local 888, Jobs With Justice and many others.
For more information call 617-524-8778 or go to www.massjwj.net
Protesters in Wisconsin State Capitol
From the National Priorities Project website Tools/Trade Offs:
Taxpayers in State of Wisconsin will pay $11.8 billion for proposed Dept. of Defense for FY11.
For the same amount of money, the following could be provided:
* 8.8 million Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
* 187,914 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
* 258,971 Firefighters for One Year OR
* 1.7 million Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR
* 3.4 million Households with Renewable Electricity - Solar Photovoltaic for One Year OR
* 9.2 million Households with Renewable Electricity-Wind Power for One Year OR
* 1.6 million Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year OR
* 1.6 million Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year OR
* 2.6 million People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
* 182,022 Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officers for One Year OR
* 1.4 million Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
* 2.1 million Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550
