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That was the message that spread like wildfire as Wisconsin union members and supporters stood strong to keep the collective bargaining rights public workers have had for 50 years. As Republican governors and Republican-controlled legislatures in many states attempted to strip away public worker bargaining rights, the state capital in Madison became the starting point of a huge grassroots campaign to stop the attack on workers.

Thousands of union workers are standing strong at the statehouse in Indianapolis, pushing back against a Republican governor and legislature that want to weaken workers' collective bargaining rights. Crowds of more than 4,000 filled the halls of the statehouse, standing up for Indiana families and workers' rights.

Do public employee bargaining rights cause budget deficits like some politicians and right-wing extremists claim? The facts, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, say no way.