About 150 Minnesota teachers were among the thousands of people who converged on Wisconsin’s capital city for another day of protests.

Local teachers say they’re afraid the state’s plan to strip collective bargaining rights from public employees could be replicated elsewhere.

“We think it can happen in Minnesota and it’s happening a little different,” said Tom Dooher, president of the state’s teachers union. “It’s masquerading as a part of education reform.”

The contract for Minnesota teachers is up in June. Dooher says there’s already local legislation that mirrors the Wisconsin law.

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