^{August 23, 2009, “We elected an organizer for SEIU and ACORN to the office of President, and that’s exactly what we got-an organizer for SEIU and ACORN, who has put their agenda above the needs of the entire nation.”}

SEIU — the purple shirt thugs armed with signs, bullhorns, and loud-mouth vulgar sneers and smears — announces Solidarity Action beginning tomorrow at state capitols in five states (Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin — and maybe more). (You may want to keep an eye on this movable schedule.)

SEIU posts the disclaimer that most events are sponsored by other unions even though, with the exception of the evening “vigil” at the AFL-CIO building in Texas, no other sponsoring unions are mentioned. Regardless, SEIU says “everyone is welcome to attend.”

You won’t need a calculator to figure out a whole lot of workers will not be working during these events. You may also notice that several of them are planned around 4:00 P.M. local time, when state workers will be leaving work and attempting to depart for home. A normal rush hour exit will now be impeded by purple- and red-shirted thugs and others.

^{April 21, 2010, Springfield, Illinois — “Where’s the money?”}

Unsurprisingly, not so many events are planned for tomorrow. After all, it IS Presidents’ Day and state workers in most states will not be at work.

. Monday February 21, 2011 (All times local)

Montana Rally at 2 P.M. at Montana State Capitol, 1301 East 6th Avenue, Helena, MT


Nevada Rally, 12 P.M., Nevada State Capitol, 101 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV

North Carolina Rally, 12 P.M., 1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC

Texas Candlelight March and Vigil, 6:45 P.M., Meet at TX AFL-CIO, 106 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX

Wisconsin Rally, All Day, State Capitol, 2 East Main Street, Madison, WI
(SEIU Wisconsin posts a full schedule for canvassing events and informs that AFSCME is providing free bus transport to the rallies in Madison.)

. Tuesday February 22, 2011 (All times local)

California Vigil, 5:30 P.M., State Capitol West Steps, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, CA


Colorado Rally, 12:00 P.M., Colorado State Capitol, 200 East Colfax Avenue (West Steps), Denver, CO

Iowa Rally, 1:00 PM, Iowa State Capitol, 1007 East Grand Avenue – Des Moines, IA

Maryland Rally, 12:00 PM, Lawyers’ Mall, Maryland State House, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD

Massachusetts Rally, 4:00 PM, State House, 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA

Massachusetts Rally, 4:00 PM, City Hall Steps, 36 Court Street, Springfield, MA

Minnesota Rally, 4:00 PM, Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Constitution Avenue, St. Paul, MN

Ohio Rally, 1:00 PM, Capitol Building, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH

New Mexico Rally, 12:15 PM, East Side of the State House, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail #219, Santa Fe, NM

Rhode Island Rally, 4:30 PM, Rhode Island State House, 90 Smith Street, Providence, RI

Vermont Rally, 12:00 PM, Vermont State Capitol Building, 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT

Wisconsin Rally, All Day, State Capitol, 2 East Main Street, Madison, WI

. Wednesday February 23, 2011 (All times local)

Connecticut Rally, 12:00 PM, State Capitol Building, West Steps, 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT


Georgia Rally, 4:00 PM, State Capitol Building, 206 Washington Street, Atlanta, GA

Pennsylvania Rally, 12:00 PM, Lackawana Court House, 200 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA

. Thursday February 24, 2011 (All times local)

Ohio Protest against Governor Kasich, 4:00 PM, Canton Civic Center, 1101 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH

Update: The AFL-CIO Sunday Morning blog update states there will be more than 50 events in 29 states this week “with working families, veterans, seniors, students, women’s groups, faith groups, environmentalists and many others.”

In Madison, on Monday, there will be a “big concert” with “Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) and the Street Dogs (offshoot of Drop Kick Murphys).”

Nothing like a FREE UNION-FINANCED CONCERT by a group of musically-challenged anarchists hardcore punk rockers to pump up the attendance numbers.