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14 senators, 23 days, one year later By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal
When the Joint Finance Committee passed the bill limiting collective bargaining rights for public employees late Feb. 16, 2011, Sen. Minority leader Mark Miller, D-Monona, told state Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, to bring an extra shirt and a toothbrush to Thursday morning’s caucus. “I said ‘okay, I don’t know what that means but alright,’” Larson recalled. The next morning, Democratic senators met at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin headquarters on King Street. Instead of preparing for their session that day in the Capitol, they planned to drive as far from the building as they could. At the meeting, Miller proposed they leave the state to stall a vote on Walker’s budget repair bill which Democrats said Republicans were pushing too quickly through the state Legislature. “Everyone had to agree … that we would get out of the state for at least that morning,” said state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, who has served in the Wisconsin State Legislature since 1956. “It
was a consensus decision.” They could prevent a vote on the bill if all 14 of them left the state and deprived the senate of the 20 members required to be present for budget-related bills. “It’s an option that’s something very rare and only used in extreme situations.” Larson said. “In this scenario it would require all of us to be gone.” The Capitol erupted Thursday when protesters spread the news the 14 senators were not present during the Senate session’s roll call. For the next 23 days, they traveled throughout northern Illinois, intent on stalling the bill.
“It’s an option that’s something very rare and only used in extreme situations.” State Sen. Chris Larson D-Milwaukee
Those who supported the senators called them the “Fab 14.” But Walker supporters called them irresponsible for leaving the state and saw their
actions as reprehensible enough they deserved to be recalled. At a press conference, Walker said the Senate could not move forward unless the senators came to session. “They get paid to come to work and they should be coming to work,” Walker said. “We’re responsible of voting on behalf of our constituents. You can’t do that if you’re hiding out in some other state.” Walker’s administration sent Wisconsin State Patrol to senators’ houses to ask their families of their whereabouts. Although they spread across northern Illinois, they met each day to decide if they should return. Risser said even though the senators argued about their exit strategy, staying together was a major accomplishment. “Fourteen egos, of such varied personalities … were able to stick together for three weeks,” Risser said. “You don’t have that happen very often.” While Risser acknowledged his district supported him in Illinois, not all districts fully supported their senators. State Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, noted
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Man allegedly stabbed near Langdon Street
Police responded to an alleged stabbing of a Madison man in a student neighborhood near Langdon and Henry streets Sunday. The Madison Police Department received a call at 5:22 p.m. and responded to a Brian House apartment complex at 201 Langdon St. At 6:30 p.m., six police cars were at the scene, and the backyard was taped off. Officers located the injured man, and he was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to Lt. Trevor Knight. An officer at the scene said the incident was most likely not random, and the neighborhood is not at risk. The suspect is being described as a male, 5’8” to 5’9’, with a thin build and wearing a grayish-blue shirt. Police are continuing the investigation.
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While LLPC Chair Lydia Zepeda spoke at Friday’s meeting, SLAC members silently protested mediation with adidas.
LLPC proposes adidas mediation deadline By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison’s primary licensing committee passed a resolution Friday to define a successful mediation period with adidas as occurring only if the company ensures all workers are paid severance by April 15. This deadline is 60 days after UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward initially announced plans to enter mediation with the company. The meeting took place amidst controversy over how the chancellor should handle adidas’ refusal to pay nearly 2,700 unemployed workers due severance after a factory contracted by the company shut down in 2011. While the Labor Licensing Policy Committee recommended Ward give adidas a 90-day
ultimatum to ensure the workers receive severance, the chancellor decided to enter the 60-day negotiation period with the company. Although Ward approved of the LLPC’s resolution, he worried a strict April 15 deadline on the mediation process could prevent the university and adidas from coming to an agreement. Noting that adidas has consistently said they would not pay the workers if given 90 day’s notice, he said a flexible deadline would allow the parties to resolve the situation if they are close to an agreement. “If it takes a little longer, it seems to me that that’s better than abruptly saying ‘sorry adidas, we don’t want to talk to you anymore’ and that’s the end of
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Madison Tibetans rally for country’s independence By Kelly Kallien The Daily Cardinal
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Festival of Color
Students gathered on the Kohl Center lawn Sunday to celebrate the Hindu spring festival of Holi. The event was sponsored by Indian student groups + Photo by Shoaib Altaf
Tibetans in the Madison community protested the Chinese occupation of Tibet Saturday to commemorate the 53rd Tibetan Uprising Day anniversary. Around 150 people sang songs and listened to speeches dedicated to Tibetan protestors who took the streets on March 10th, 1959, against the People’s Liberation Army of China’s invasion and governmental control of Tibet. Protestors also raised a Tibetan flag at the City-County building to honor the 25 Tibetans who lit themselves on fire in protest over the past two years. Speakers read supportive
letters from U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi told the protestors he was proud to represent a county with approximately 500 Tibetans in the community. “Tibet has become something that will never disappear because it is spread out across the world,” Parisi said. “And one day, when Tibet is free, we’ll be able to fly these flags in Tibet without fear of being marched away to jail, without fear of being beaten.” Following the speakers, protestors marched around Capital Square waving Tibetan flags and
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”