With Republicans in the state legislature set to finish hustling
through legislation that takes away union rights, this is not a usual
day in Michigan. The
Detroit News reports that three school districts opted to close because so many teachers are going to the Capitol in Lansing for protests.
The state's largest district, Detroit Public
Schools, will remain open, but Detroit Federation of Teachers
President Keith Johnson urged members to attend the protest.
"We're
encouraging our members to stand in solidarity as a show of anger,
defiance and frustration for this whole Legislature," he said. "It's
only designed to break unions and has nothing to do with workers."
The
scene at the Capitol seems to be crazy, loud and, so far, peaceful. The Michigan legislature is set to
go into session at 10 A.M. Once the two chambers finish voting on the so-called Right to Work bill, Governor Snyder has said he will sign it.
Thanks to
Anne Savage of
Eclectablog for the picture.
They're liveblogging the events today. (
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