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Thousands of protesters swarm the Indiana Statehouse following the passage of controversial legislation. (WISH Photo)

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Protesters swarm Super Bowl village

Updated: Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012, 3:24 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012, 12:33 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Thousands of union members took to the Super Bowl Village and downtown Indianapolis to protest the state senate’s passage of the controversial right to work bill Wednesday.

Video from Chopper 8 showed the massive crowd pouring out of the statehouse as they took their protest outside. The group rallied on the statehouse steps before leaving for a march through the Super Bowl Village.

At the statehouse, union members, chanting and singing, demanded the names of the Senators who voted for the bill saying the will become targets in the November elections.

Senator Vi Simpson spoke on the Statehouse steps saying “We lost this battle, but the next battle is November of 2012.”

Other Democrats stepped outside to encourage the protesters to continue their fight against the bill.

The crowd then made its way to Georgia Street and marched, chanting, through the Super Bowl Village.

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