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Will the football players make some sort of statement.
WillowTree
(5,325 posts)mucifer
(23,631 posts)Occupy protesters in Indianapolis are gearing up to use the media spotlight on Sundays Super BowlXLVI to rally for union rights outside the statehouse. Earlier this week, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a so-called "right to work" measure into law that critics say will result in lower wages and diminished collective bargaining rights. Indiana workers have received the backing of the National Football League Players Association, which has called "right to work" "a political ploy designed to destroy basic workers rights." Were joined from Indiana by Tithi Bhattacharya, an associate professor of South Asian History at Purdue University and a protester who is taking part in Occupy the Super Bowl. "It is absolutely shameful that the legislature passed a law that condemns unions and is now using the city to showcase Indianapolis while ordinary people in Indiana are completely opposed to this law," Bhattacharya says.
http://nationofchange.org/occupy-super-bowl-indiana-s-new-anti-union-law-sparks-protest-sport-s-biggest-event-1328374147
I'm guessing the media will black out any protests that are going on near the stadium. I hope not. But, we have a history of media ignoring important stuff.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I think I saw something there this past week.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)it said they were *not going to...
2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)that would not interupt the super bowl. That was the union. I'm not sure about Occupy plans.