I was recently given the opportunity to sit down with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Mr. Trumka was very cordial and positive and had plenty to say about the state of the union and what started in Madison and has blossomed throughout the country and the world. Mr. Trumka gladly took all of our questions [...] It’s been reported that immediately following the Assembly Republicans’ vote to engross Gov. Walker’s union-busting budget proposal last Friday, Democratic State Rep. Gordon Hintz allegedly turned to Republican State Rep. Michelle Litjens and said, “You are F***king dead!” Yesterday Rep. Hintz apologized for his comment, and Rep. Litjens said she did not believe Hintz’ comments [...] I know some conservatives have used a quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as “proof” that even FDR was opposed to public employee unions, but let’s take a look at the full context of what FDR said about public employee unions, so that we can fully understand his thoughts on public employee unions (emphasis mine): [...] If you were at the rallies in support of Wisconsin’s public employees over the past two weeks, or if you weren’t there but showed your support some other way, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has a button for you. Tens of thousands have fought back and demonstrated inside and outside the Capitol. Sign up for [...] Gov. Scott Walker has said that if his budget “repair” proposal isn’t passed soon, he will be forced to lay off 1,500 state employees, but we’ve heard that song and dance from Scott Walker before. Remember two years ago when then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker said he gave 180 Milwaukee County employees layoff notices (right [...] Despite the state Capitol closing at 4 p.m. at the order of Gov. Scott Walker, several hundred protesters are still inside the Capitol, vowing to remain and face the possibility of arrest. Here’s some photos of protesters forming a human chain outside the Capitol; I’ll try to have some photos from inside the Capitol very [...] Yesterday I posted some photos I took at Saturday’s rally in support of public employees, and here’s some video from my day in Madison. Here’s Phil, who works at the Mendota Mental Health Institution, explaining why he came to the rally: Here’s Bart, a mechanic with the Teamsters, explaining why he came to Madison [...] |
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