Wisconsin Rapids is a mill town, where the unions have been hard hit over the last decade. Hundreds of good jobs have disappeared as the paper mills have changed hands or simply closed. Despite that, it remains a union town.
On Tuesday, the unions called for a rally. In a city of 18,000, about 2,000 people showed to hear our state Senator Julie Lassa. It was a determined group. The local school district was just announcing that 20 teachers would be laid off, with another $3 million still to be cut from an already lean budget.
Photos below (if I remember how to do them). If you like professional photos, I have them too, along with a newspaper article.
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