2011 Wisconsin protests

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The 2011 Wisconsin protests were large-scale demonstrations centered at the state capitol in Madison opposing Governor Scott Walker’s proposed legislation to limit public sector collective bargaining rights and cut benefits.

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2011 Wisconsin protests canonical 1
Wisconsin Capitol protests 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political demonstration ⓘ
protest movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wisconsin Capitol protests ⓘ
Wisconsin Uprising ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 2011-06 ⓘ
estimatedAttendance tens of thousands of people ⓘ
hasCause 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 ⓘ
Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill ⓘ
hasTheme austerity measures ⓘ
collective bargaining ⓘ
labor rights ⓘ
public sector unions ⓘ
inspired similar labor protests in other U.S. states ⓘ
locatedIn Madison, Wisconsin ⓘ
Wisconsin State Capitol ⓘ
mainLocation Wisconsin State Capitol building ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national media coverage in the United States ⓘ
opposedBy Governor Scott Walker ⓘ
linked to: Scott Walker
opposes cuts to public employee benefits ⓘ
increased employee contributions to health insurance premiums ⓘ
increased employee contributions to pensions ⓘ
limitation of public sector collective bargaining rights ⓘ
organizer American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ⓘ
Service Employees International Union ⓘ
Wisconsin Education Association Council ⓘ
public sector unions ⓘ
participant Democratic Party supporters ⓘ
counter-protesters supporting Scott Walker ⓘ
labor activists ⓘ
progressive organizations ⓘ
public employees ⓘ
students ⓘ
teachers ⓘ
partOf labor movement in the United States ⓘ
protests against austerity in the United States ⓘ
peakAttendance over 100,000 people ⓘ
politicalContext Republican control of Wisconsin governorship and legislature ⓘ
relatedLegislation 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 ⓘ
Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill ⓘ
result attempted recall of Governor Scott Walker ⓘ
national debate over public sector unions ⓘ
passage of Act 10 limiting collective bargaining for most public employees ⓘ
recall elections targeting Wisconsin state senators ⓘ
significantEvent counter-rally organized by Tea Party groups ⓘ
mass rallies on weekends ⓘ
occupation of the Wisconsin State Capitol ⓘ
walkouts by public school teachers ⓘ
startDate 2011-02-14 ⓘ
timePeriod early 2010s ⓘ

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Scott Walker → participantIn → 2011 Wisconsin protests ⓘ
2011 Wisconsin protests → alsoKnownAs → Wisconsin Capitol protests ⓘ
linked to: 2011 Wisconsin protests