Photos: Wisconsin protests over right-to-work

Protesters march up State Street before the start of a rally, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Thousands of Wisconsin union workers rallied at the Capitol Saturday to protest a “right-to-work” proposal that would outlaw the mandatory payment of union dues.  (Steve Apps / AP)

Wisconsin AFL-CIO president Phil Neuenfeldt speaks during a rally against a “right-to-work proposal, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Thousands of Wisconsin union workers rallied at the Capitol Saturday to protest a “right-to-work” proposal that would outlaw the mandatory payment of union dues.  (Steve Apps / AP)

Todd Groom, of Prairie du Chien, Wis., and his son Haydan Groom, 4 participate in a rally against a “right-to-work” proposal, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Thousands of Wisconsin union workers rallied at the Capitol Saturday to protest a “right-to-work” proposal that would outlaw the mandatory payment of union dues.  (Steve Apps / AP)

Participants march in a rally against a “right-to-work” proposal, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Thousands of Wisconsin union workers rallied at the Capitol Saturday to protest a “right-to-work” proposal that would outlaw the mandatory payment of union dues, but the crowd was much smaller than those in 2011 against Gov. Scott Walker‘s law stripping public sector unions of much of their power. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Steve Apps)

Nathaniel Ocker, Green Bay, left center, and his father Dan Ocker with Carpenter Union Local 1146 in Green Bay, right, participate in a rally against a “right-to-work” proposal, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Thousands of Wisconsin union workers rallied at the Capitol Saturday to protest a “right-to-work” proposal that would outlaw the mandatory payment of union dues.

Wisconsin Education Association Council President Betsy Kippers, speaks during a rally against a “right-to-work” proposal, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Thousands of Wisconsin union workers rallied at the Capitol Saturday to protest a “right-to-work” proposal that would outlaw the mandatory payment of union dues.  (Steve Apps / AP)