Featuring in single of the biggest rallies by the side of the state Capitol since the Vietnam War, union members and their supporters braved frigid temperatures and a light flurry to illustrate their displeasure.
The mood was upbeat despite the hold up their cause suffered earlier this week as soon as the state Assembly agreed the Republican-backed restrictions on union collective bargaining constitutional rights completed fierce Democratic objections.
"I'm truly privileged to be at this point with you," assumed Peter Yarrow, a veteran of many social protests through his 50-year folk tune career and a founding affiliate of the set Peter, Paul and Mary. "If you persist, you will prevail."
