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Union workers save lives and power Hurricane Sandy recovery
A human chain passes containers of fuel up 13 flights of stairs to the backup generator at Bellevue Hospital. The recovery from Hurricane Sandy is going to require time, money and effort. And, like so...
View ArticleScott Walker Gets Another Legal Smackdown Plus ALEC News
Again.A portion of a law giving Gov. Scott Walker veto powers over rules written by the state schools superintendent was struck down Tuesday by a Dane County judge, the latest in a series of legal...
View ArticleShorter fire fighters: Please remember that Romney wants to cut our jobs
The International Association of Fire Fighters' ads supporting President Barack Obama, like the one above, came out earlier in October. But Hurricane Sandy is a strong reminder of the importance of...
View ArticleIL - Constitutional Amendment 49: VOTE 'NO'!!!
You may have heard. Illinois has a budget problem.. Illinois politicians want to distract voters away from this fact and exploit the hysteria against public employees to do it. Illinois public...
View ArticleTake a Minute to Appreciate Those Who Are Working Today
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays mean spending time with friends and families, eating delicious meals (and way too much), relaxing and laughing, giving and receiving gifts, and, mostly, taking the...
View ArticleUnion Busting in Wisconsin Declared Legal by Appeals Court
I haven't been able to talk about this until today. Until my mind cleared, I got more information, and mourned what Scott Walker and his GOP legislative majority did and a Republican dominated Appeals...
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AK-Sen: Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan (R) Pushes Bill To Weaken Unions
Anchorage Mayor and potential GOP Senate candidate, Dan Sullivan, is pushing for legislation to weaken the hard work then-mayor and current U.S. Senator, Mark Begich (D. AK), installed before running...
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McCain and friends: slash federal workforce to avoid defense cuts
Last summer, John McCain was asked about his vote for the August 2011 Budget Control Act, a law which starting March 1st will slash defense spending by $500 billion over the next decade. "I plead...
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House votes to extend federal worker pay freeze
Federal workers whose pay has been frozen for two years should have another nine months of freeze, 218 House Republicans and 43 House Democrats voted Friday morning. The House bill's intent is to...
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Philadelphia Mayor Called "the Scott Walker of the East" by Union Pres.
A war is brewing between AFSCME's District Council 33 and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter that Sean Collins Walsh of the Philadelphia Daily News says"could change the nature of labor negotiations...
View ArticleGood News: Appeals Court Sides with Public Workers
Great news for local public employees and teachers who had many of their collective bargaining rights restored when Judge Juan Colas declared portions of Act 10 declared unconstitutional last year....
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Oh my goodness! A public employee got a decent salary! Let's all freak out!
News has recently broken about the Alameda, CA, County Administrator, Susan Muranishi, who will retire with $420,000 annually from her pension and benefits. While public outrage is widespread, it is,...
View ArticleRepublican gubernatorial candidate brags about benefits of Clinton economy,...
I noticed Reboot Illinois promoting this recent quote by Republican candidate for Governor Kirk Dillard."When I worked as Gov. Jim Edgar's chief of staff, we turned a $1 billion deficit into a $1.5...
View ArticleWar on Pensions: Bankruptcy
Today somewhat over half of US workers have no retirement coverage other than social security. Of those that do have some form of supplemental coverage the vast majority are in a defined contribution...
View ArticleScott Walker is Going After Pro-Walker Unions (+some good news) (Update)
Scott (rewarder of supporters/donors and punisher of opponents) Walker (R - Gov, FitzWalkerStan) opened his mouth and some words fell out that he's trying to walk back. Oops!Two and a half years after...
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Support California firefighters
This is a good time to thank all of those public workers – the Firefighters ( men and women) and their support crews who are fighting the fires in the California mountains. And, we should thank the...
View ArticleWisconsin's Walker and GOP: reward rich friends, punish everyone else
I know, it's getting to be a broken record, but when it comes to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his GOP enablers who control the state legislature, the record of breaking things is so vast we...
View ArticleKoch/ALEC group lies about Wisconsin's funded pension
The right-wing propaganda machine tried to slip another one through in Wisconsin recently, and they were shot down with vehemence. And no, it shouldn't surprise you that it has Koch/ALEC fingerprints...
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NC EPA employees doing volunteer work during furlough
Just another example of lazy no-good gummit teat-sucking loafers, I suppose ;-)"It's kind of in the blood of everyone you see out here – it's in my blood – community service, public service. It's kind...
View ArticleYour corporate media, still working hard to diss public workers --...
In Wisconsin yesterday, Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas declared two political appointees of Gov. Scott Walker in contempt of court for ignoring his ruling that 400 public employee unions in the...
View ArticleTea Party, ALEC Prescribe CPR to Kill Pensions
Author: Bruce BostickWhat do you call a proposal that breaks promises to city workers, destroys their families’ hard-earned retirement security, lowers the city’s tax base, harms our fragile economy,...
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This week in the War on Workers: Rhode Island at the center of hedge...
Gina Raimondo Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo, nominally a Democrat, is, as Forbes' Ted Siedle puts it, the private equity industry's choice:[...] to be the public face of their local, as well as...
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Snowplow Driver Appreciation Day (or, the hypocrisy that comes out of Scott...
Sign found on State Street just off the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin on February 16th, 2011. A couple years ago something happened in Wisconsin. You might have heard of it, people marching in...
View ArticleRantings from a public employee
I work for a local government in Southern California. I got into it out of passion for a particular field, and a strong desire to make a difference in this world. You know how we like to dream...A...
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Detroit bankruptcy judge gives the go-ahead to pension theft and elder poverty
This should not be the look of retirement for teachers and fire fighters. There's a lot of competition for scariest economic trend, but attacks on pensions of long-time public workers are in the...
View ArticleThe Raiders of Your Lost Retirement: Sue the State of Illinois Edition
Just in, State of Illinois has passed pension 'reform' bill.ANALYSIS: Liars and thieves vote for 'pension reform'... State pension hopes now rest with lawsuit on constitutionality of what the General...
View ArticleRetired Wisconsin public employees get slightly higher pension payout, are...
As the nation grows, becoming more diverse and complex, our politics devolve because harried, predisposed average citizens just can't keep up with all the changes and nuances. So some of them rely on...
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Public-Employee Unions Targeted by Right-wing Case before the Supreme Court
Home-care workers react to Supreme Court decision to hear a right-wing case that jeopardizes their union representation. A case before the U.S. Supreme Court threatens to cripple the power of...
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This week in the War on Workers: Public-sector wages have fallen and it's...
The loss of public-sector jobs is one of the stories behind continuing high unemployment. Private-sector growth hasn't been enough to make up for the loss of government jobs, and it's dragging the...
View ArticleA Sad Anniversary - Scott Walker "Dropped the Bomb" on Public Employees 3...
"Dropped the bomb" was what Scott Walker called Act 10, his Budget Repair Bill, during the infamous Fake Koch phone call.3 years ago today, February 11, 2011, very late on a Friday, Scott Walker...
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MI-Gov: Rick Snyder (R) Claims MI Gay Marriage Ban For State Workers Saves Money
Asshole: http://www.mlive.com/... A motion filed Friday by attorneys for Gov. Rick Snyder asks a federal judge to continue Michigan's ban on domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples who work for...
View ArticleTo uphold the Fifth, or NOT uphold the Fifth -- for Public Documents -- that...
Bridget Anne Kelly, through her Lawyer, pleaded the Fifth today -- claiming she can't turn over documents related to her Public Employee Job, on the grounds that it might incriminate her of criminal...
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Corporate CEOs Become the Nation’s Richest “Government Employees” by Leaching...
Budget hawks squawk about bloated bureaucracies and excessively paid public employees to justify their calls for slashing government services. In recent years, their drumbeat about government waste...
View ArticleUnder Walker-brand Republicanism, overseers gain even more ground
If what follows doesn't make you mad, then what hope do we have for a return to sensible, transparent, caring, equitable government that truly serves all?When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker pushed...
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Sad News: GOP Appointed Federal Appeals Court Judges Rule Wis Act 10...
Scott Walker is happy today. Governor Scott Walker (R-WisKochStan) and his union busting pals are celebrating today. His public employee union busting ram through, Act 10, has been declared...
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Rick Scott's latest drug-testing appeal turned away by court
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Florida Gov. Rick Scott's proposals to drug test basically every Floridian are not faring so well in the courts, with the Supreme Court refusing to hear his appeal of a decision...
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UPDATED WI-Gov: Federal Court Halts Investigation Into Scott Walker's (R)...
Well this sucks: http://www.jsonline.com/... A federal judge ordered a halt Tuesday to the John Doe investigation into campaign spending and fundraising by Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and...
View ArticleScott Walkers Phony "Appreciation" of State Workers Clashes with Reality
I'm surprised that he could say these words without choking:Governor Scott Walker statement for Employee Recognition Day from Governor Scott Walker on Vimeo.While the words did come out of his mouth,...
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AK-Sen: Begich (D) Co-Sponsors Warren's (D. MA) "Smart Savings Act" To...
Here's another reason why Senator Mark Begich (D. AK) needs to win re-election: http://insurancenewsnet.com/... Today, the United States Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee...
View ArticleNation’s Biggest Pension Fund is 'Unhedging' its Bets
Hopefully this is a sign of a more reality-based investing strategy, taking hold in 'Retirement Security' business.Calpers, Nation’s Biggest Pension Fund, to End Hedge Fund Investmentsby Alexandra...
View ArticleBruce Rauner moves to unilaterally bust unions in Illinois
Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has issued an executive order that effectively makes Illinois a "right-to-work-for-less" state for public-sector workers by allowing non-union public employees...
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Thanks to Scott Walker Wisconsin Has a Prison Crisis
You didn't have to be Cassandra to see this one coming.An officer shortage is so acute at one Wisconsin prison that the state is paying for mileage and hotels for guards from other institutions so...
View ArticleWe Could Have Single-Payer Without Paying $1 More.
The Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign tweeted today about an op-ed piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer that breaks down the numbers to conclude that we’re already paying basically the full freight on...
View ArticleA Constitutional Common Core Convention?
Is it fear of the unknown or throwing caution into the wind? With a stalemate in the U.S. Supreme Court, it looks like public employee unions right to collect fair-share fee's might be safe...for now....
View ArticleResponding to UW faculty's no-confidence vote, Wisconsin Gov. Walker again...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is pooh-poohing this week's unanimous, all-but-unprecedented no-confidence vote by University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee faculty, labeling it a "fuss." What? A "fuss"? Does...
View ArticleNM-Sen: Martin Heinrich (D) Slams Trump's Budget For Gutting Anti-Poverty...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s (D. NM) re-election campaign:A budget shows what a president values, and President Trump’s cruel values are on full display in his budget....
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WYFP? I Love My Job, I Hate My Job
WMFP? I hate my job.I have worked in the private sector, for non-profits and am currently a government employee in a Red state. I’ve never been treated in as dehumanizing a fashion as I am in this...
View ArticleThe creeping privatization of public libraries
At 17,566, there are more public libraries in the United States than there are Starbucks coffee shops. And just like at Starbucks, patrons have access to free wi-fi. But unlike Starbucks, public...
View ArticleTrump escalates the GOP war on government workers
As the New Year begins, imagine that this is how your 2018 ended: You work at a company where the CEO and the management team are notoriously corrupt. They began the year by taking on $150 million in...
View ArticleIdris O’Connor Supports Collective Bargaining for Public Sector Employees in...
As the son of a union member and two frontline workers, I fully support our public sector employees to have the right to collective bargain in Prince William County. Virginia is among the 27 states...
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