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.
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.
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."
Inclement weather did not deter protesters of all ages.
Attorney, physician, and activist Clark Newhall joins Rich Wyman and Julie Holzer leading hundreds of supporters in song at Utah's Capitol.