Wisconsin Budget Protests Intensify (PHOTOS)

Thousands of protesters gathered in Madison in reaction to Gov. Scott Walker's (R) controversial new budget proposal.

HuffPost's Amanda Terkel reports:

Wisconsin is facing a $137 million budget deficit. In order to close it, Walker wants to sharply curtail the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions, effectively preventing them from negotiating benefits, hours and working conditions. (They would, however, still be able to bargain over base wages, and Walker decided to exempt firefighters and police workers from his measure.) Public workers would also have to contribute more money toward pension and health insurance plans.

HuffPost Eyes and Ears contributors, Matt Robison and Julia Meuse, took photos of the protests in Madison. Do you have any images of your own? Submit them below!

 

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[fanoftruthiness]

12:21 PM on 02/24/2011

Randolph and Mortimer Kock are crooks and should be in jail

[wakeupyouall]

09:03 PM on 02/18/2011

kinda make the tea party rallies look like small potatoes.

[maymay2]

03:42 PM on 02/18/2011

Republicans target teachers is just so republican.

[BoyInBOYCOTT]

11:10 AM on 02/18/2011

Mad-TOWN show Walker this Union Busting won't FLY

[BoyInBOYCOTT]

09:20 AM on 02/18/2011

I wonder if they've tried a test case in the Courts,  concerning the limitations on Collective Bargaining, if it's constitutional?

[BoyInBOYCOTT]

09:18 AM on 02/18/2011

I hope the Unions keep building all through the weekend, shove this Union Busting right down every Republican Tea-Klanner's throat.

[Renlim]

06:13 PM on 02/17/2011

I am wondering, with that many people protesting in Wisconsin if they would not have enough voters to sign a petition for a State Recall Election of the Governor and other Elected Officials. Wisconsin is one in 18 States that have that right. Through this legal procedure 2 Governors of other States have been Impeached; ......."1921 North Dakota Governor Impeached"......& ...... "2003 California Governor Impeached" by Recall. I am not sure but I believe in the laws of Wisconsin requires that there be a 25% voter signature requirement.

[billjmcdaniel]

06:53 PM on 02/17/2011

We do have that law, unfortunately the state constitution determines he must serve at least 1 year before you can begin the recall procedure.

[ameliadeew]

04:25 PM on 02/17/2011

i'm a uw student and i have more photos on my blog!

http://myandywilde.blogspot.com/2011/02/wisconsin-budget-protests.html

[usheen]

02:50 PM on 02/17/2011

this showdown with public sector unions is long overdue

[BoyInBOYCOTT]

11:09 AM on 02/18/2011

watch what you wish for, there's MORE poor and Working Class folks than Koch Brothers

[usheen]

02:48 PM on 02/17/2011

looks like liberals are having their own tea party

[whyputaname]

10:34 PM on 02/17/2011

Yeah, at least they can spell....

[torgman3]

01:49 PM on 02/18/2011

LOL! F&F!

[TurnToTheLeft]

02:47 PM on 02/17/2011

This is the Biggest News in the USA. It deserves to be the headline story. I don't understand why it is buried.

[aceempress]

10:34 PM on 02/17/2011

It is because the billionaires own the news. In Atlanta, where, I live it was covered on Page four at the bottom today. The billionaire corporatists don't want to remind us that there are way more of us serfs than there are billionaires, so they censor and slant the news to their liking. Watch Al Jazeera and BBC. It's very interesting.

[judesuper]

02:09 PM on 02/17/2011

My question is, how many Wisconsin teachers voted for this repub gov?

If you did, then you deserve what you get! So stop complaining!

[iskra]

01:51 PM on 02/17/2011

Taking away collective bargaining rights harms us all. 

Say no to racing China to the bottom to see who can pay less, work more and pollute the most.

[margieratt]

01:38 PM on 02/17/2011

70 protesters (mostly teachers) made it into the State Senate chamber for their vote on the proposal, 4 were arrested. No Democratic senators showed up, they left the state. What a great strategy! It's a revival of democracy worldwide...

[Paul Dettmann]

01:33 PM on 02/17/2011

It isn't just Madison. A protest is growing at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee too. This is a statewide protest.

[TenorArchitect]

02:25 PM on 02/17/2011

Its huge. All over the state. Local authorities are not backing this horrible bill. Where is the main stream media? over 30,000 for FOUR days in Madison. And many more across the state. This should be the top story of every national network.

Enough of the middle East, we are fighting for our OWN freedom here at home.

[idyllick]

03:05 PM on 02/17/2011

Ed Schultz/MSNBC is on the way. Tonight's show coming from Madison.