It snowed like hell with strong, gusty winds. The spirits of Joe Hill and Tom Joad warmed the crowd and shone in the eyes of Utah AFL-CIO President Jim Judd and Julie Holzer, International Representative of the United Steel Workers Union.
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Hundreds of Utah union members and supporters braved foul weather in support of our brothers and sisters in Wisconsin. I think I saw the ghosts of Joe Hill and Tom Joad in the crowd.
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Utah AFL-CIO President Jim Judd fires up the crowd.
I estimated the crowd at 500; a very good reporter I know estimated 300.
KSL estimated somewhere near 100...
Imagine that...
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Musician Rich Wyman and Julie Holzer lead the crowd in "Solidarity Forever."
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Inclement weather did not deter protesters of all ages.
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Attorney, physician, and activist Clark Newhall joins Rich Wyman and Julie Holzer leading hundreds of supporters in song at Utah's Capitol.