[QODLink]
Americas
Wisconsin unions rally for rights
Republican governor accused of attacking rights of unions in US state.
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2011 13:02 GMT


Budget problems are forcing state governors across the US to propose drastic measures to balance the books.

In the state of Wisconsin, roughly 100,000 people turned up for a fifth straight day of protests.

Public sector workers accuse the state's Republican governor of using the crisis as a reason to attack their union rights.

Roger Wilkison reports.

Source:
Al Jazeera
Topics in this article
People
Country
Featured on Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera's exclusive publishing of a key Guantanamo prison military document lays bare the brutality of force-feeding.
Former military official says poverty and anger in indigenous communities mean conditions for an "insurgency" are ripe.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Featured
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
News and analysis of 2013 presidential contest as Ahmadinejad finishes second term.
Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
join our mailing list