Peter Rickman: Thousands Flood Capitol After GOP Pushes Anti-Union Bill in Surprise Senate Vote

DemocracyNow.org - Thousands of demonstrators flooded the Wisconsin State Capitol building last night after Republican senators took a surprise vote to strip most public employee workers of their right to collectively bargain. The bill could be made law if the Assembly votes today. The State Senate has been at a standstill since all 14 Democratic members fled the Wisconsin to prevent quorum. But on Wednesday, Republicans advanced the measure by stripping it of fiscal measures requiring a 20-member quorum for action. Democracy Now! interviews Peter Rickman. graduate student organizer at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. For the video/audio podcast, transcript, to sign up for the daily news digest, for our complete coverage of the Wisconsin protests, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/10/outrage_in_wisconsin_thousands_flood_capitol FOLLOW US: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT