The protestors are on the public payroll - Madison public schools shut down today, keeping kids home, so that the union employees could overrun the capital building.
That’s been one of the problems right along - that the State Capitol is in Madison - a teaching town and the most leftist city in the U. S. Those thugs have been intimidating legislators for decades and abusing the system.
Thankfully, the conservative talk radio hosts of southeastern WI are very supportive of the governor and the Repubs in the Senate and Legislature. They reach a wide audience.