Wisconsin’s civil service system – which was created to keep state jobs out of the hands of partisan political hacks – turned 100 on Friday with two very different celebrations.
Outside the state Capitol, about 50 state workers protested what they claim is a growing trend of eliminating civil service jobs and replacing them with contract workers and limited-term employees.
….Inside the Capitol, Doyle marked the anniversary by recognizing more than 150 top-notch state workers. Doyle praised the workers for helping the state get through its worst financial crisis without major cuts in basic services to Wisconsin citizens.