Teamsters Busing in Union Goons to Astroturf Protests in Wisconsin

Teamsters in New York are busing in hundreds of members to support Astroturf the Wisconsin union protests.

(NYDN) — The Wisconsin workers who have staged a week-long protest against their union-busting governor are getting some Big Apple reinforcements.

Teamsters Local 237, which represents various city workers, intends to “bus a couple hundred” members to Madison – possibly this week, Deputy Director Pete Gutierrez told The Daily News.

“This governor has awakened a sleeping giant,” Gutierrez said of Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican. “We’re going to bring down as many people as possible. It’s an important issue and legitimate cause.”