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Workers Protest Paper Plant Shutdown

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Workers at the shuttered New Page paper plant in Kimberly are demanding thatthe governor call a special legislative session to pressure New Page owners to sell or re-open the plant. Yesterday, two busloads of workers came to Madison to hold a rally on the steps of the state capitol.Gil Halsted was there…

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