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Posted by Zach on August 26, 2010, at 5:07 am

Tom Michalski endorsed by Wisconsin AFL-CIO

Earlier this week, Tom Michalski, the Democrat hoping to unseat State Rep. Mark Honadel in the 21st Assembly District, issued a statement accepting the endorsement of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO: “I can’t say enough about the quality of support I have received from labor organizations,” Michalski said. “Being endorsed by the State AFL-CIO personally [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 13, 2010, at 6:15 am

Steelworkers protest outside Ron Johnson’s office

On Wednesday morning, more than two dozen members of the United Steel Workers and other employee unions protested outside Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson’s office in Oshkosh to show their disapproval for the economic policies Johnson supports, policies that include free trade agreements that have led to what Johnson calls the “creative destruction” [...]

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Posted by Proud Progressive on August 11, 2010, at 9:35 pm

Three Cheers For The Teachers!!!

Tomorrow I register my kids for the upcoming school year(already). I so rarely read the daily Kos, that I do not know how I even stumbled upon this gem but I did and wanted to share it. I think everyone should thank a teacher this year as they have one of the toughest most [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 10, 2010, at 5:57 am

Larson announces more endorsements and two debates

According to an email I received from the campaign of Chris Larson, the Milwaukee County Supervisor who’s hoping to unseat incumbent State Senator Jeff Plale in September’s Democratic primary, Larson has received the endorsements of both the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff’s Association and AFSCME. In announcing Larson’s endorsement by the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff’s Association, Roy [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 6, 2010, at 11:09 pm

Milwaukee teachers’ union sues over Viagra

Really?!?!? The Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association has filed a civil suit claiming that MPS’ exclusion of Viagra and other drugs that treat erectile dysfunction from its health insurance plans constitutes sexual discrimination against male employees.

Last September, an administrative law judge dismissed an earlier ruling that sided with the union, which filed an equal [...]

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Posted by Zach on July 23, 2010, at 6:19 am

SEIU Wisconsin, AFT-212 endorse Chris Larson

In perhaps his biggest endorsement to date, Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson, who’s mounted a primary challenge to incumbent State Sen. Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee), has received the endorsement of SEIU: SEIU members are proud to join in a recent wave of endorsements for Chris Larson who is running for State Senate District 7. [...]

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Posted by Zach on June 25, 2010, at 5:49 am

Elected officials turn on labor unions

This is a great read… Spurred by state budget crunches and an angry public mood, Republican and some Democratic leaders are focusing with increasing intensity on public workers and the unions that represent them, casting them as overpaid obstacles to good government and demanding cuts in their often-generous benefits.

Unlike past battles over the [...]

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Posted by Zach on June 15, 2010, at 5:44 am

Walker’s proposal to balance the state budget? Stick it to state employees!

In contrast to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett, who has offered a detailed 67-page plan for cutting state government spending if he’s elected governor, neither of the Republican candidates, Mark Neumann and Scott Walker, have offered detailed plans for cutting state spending in order to close a structural budget deficit estimated at $2.3 billion. [...]

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Posted by Zach on June 10, 2010, at 5:55 am

Obama administration criticizes organized labor; organized labor hits back

As first reported by Politico.com, the Obama Administration clearly doesn’t think much of organized labor after labor came out in full support of Lt. Governor Bill Halter in his primary challenge to incumbent Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas. Halter, who last month forced a primary runoff with Sen. Lincoln, lost the Democratic U.S. [...]

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Posted by Zach on January 8, 2010, at 6:20 am

Friday news and notes

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that despite his nomination being returned to President Obama, Louis Butler’s name will be resubmitted as the president’s nominee to fill a spot on the federal bench in Wisconsin’s Western District. President Obama is set to meet with union leaders in the next few days in order [...]

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