Politics & Government

Video Shows Chaotic Scene at Wisconsin Capitol

Protesters angry after Senate Republicans pass through bill stripping public employee unions of most collective bargaining rights.

Videos are being uploaded on YouTube that show the scenes of protesters fighting against police in an attempt to gain entry into the Wisconsin State Capitol Building.

The Senate Republicans voted 18 to 1 to pass a bill that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public employee unions. The vote brings an end to a standstill that has been in place since the Democratic senators fled the state in an attempt to stop the bill's passage.


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