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IEA may have cancelled Lobby Day in Springfield. But Wisconsin’s Scott Walker didn’t. « Fred Klonsky

IEA may have cancelled Lobby Day in Springfield. But Wisconsin’s Scott Walker didn’t. « Fred Klonsky:

IEA may have cancelled Lobby Day in Springfield. But Wisconsin’s Scott Walker didn’t.



Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is facing recall. He’s coming to Springfield.
Our Park Ridge Education Association local was taken by surprise when the state leadership cancelled Lobby Day in Springfield this year. With our pensions under assault, we were looking forward to joining with thousands of other union members in demonstrating to our lawmakers what was what.
Irony of ironies.
While our union cancelled Springfield Lobby Day, Governor Scott Walker of the state to the north, is planning