Scores of union members from other states joined the pro-labor rallies Monday at the state Capitol, saying they fear for their own collective bargaining rights because of what?s happening here. Among the more renowned protesters was Jeff Skiles, the “Miracle on the Hudson River” co-pilot who was hailed as a hero in 2009 for helping safely land a US Airways plane in New York. “Gov. Walker?s plan goes too far to promote an extreme right-wing agenda of what America should look like,” he said at a press conference. Skiles, who lives in the city of Oregon near Madison, said he has been protesting at the Capitol numerous hours daily since Friday. His daughter, Kelly, a UW-Madison student, and his son, Matt, an Oregon High School junior, have slept some nights at the Capitol.”I have never been more proud of them,” Skiles said.
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