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Koch Linked Group Launches Ad That Targets Tammy Baldwin on Paper Jobs

by Sara Jerving — October 26, 2012 - 4:13pm
  • Topics: Labor

    • This week, the dark money group American Future Fund (AFF) launched a misleading ad attacking Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin for supporting legislation that would allegedly shut down eleven paper mills and lay off 7,500 paper workers in the state, ignoring Baldwin's negotiations to protect Wisconsin jobs that might be affected by the rule and her strong record on trade policy and manufacturing.

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    Bain Capital and the Race to the Bottom in Manufacturing and Wages

    by Mary Bottari — October 24, 2012 - 9:44am
  • Topics: Labor

    • On the campaign trail, Mitt Romney wants to have his cake and eat it too. "Governments do not create jobs," a stern Romney told CNN's Candy Crowley twice during the second debate. Here in Wisconsin, however, he is running ads promising to "crack down on China" and create 12 million new jobs.

    On Jobs Promise, Walker Fooled Wisconsin Once; New Romney Ads Promise 240,000 State Jobs

    by Will Dooling — September 17, 2012 - 6:30am
  • Topics: Advertising, Election 2012, Democracy, Economy, Labor, Wisconsin Protests

    • On September 6th, the Detroit News reported that Republican candidate for president Mitt Romney took a look at the latest polls and decided to pull down ads in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Romney-friendly SuperPACs did the same. The campaign and its allies are looking to move the money to swing states where the polling is more favorable.

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    Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Sections of Walker's Act 10 as Unconstitutional

    by Brendan Fischer — September 14, 2012 - 4:47pm
  • Topics: Economy, Labor, Wisconsin Protests

    • A Wisconsin judge has struck down as unconstitutional sections of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's controversial collective bargaining law, Act 10, at least as applied to municipal and school district employees, who are the majority of public workers in the state. Act 10 prompted months of protests after it was introduced in 2011, and inspired a hard-fought recall effort that Walker survived in June of this year.

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    Chicago Teachers "On Strike for Better Schools"

    by Harriet Rowan — September 11, 2012 - 7:35am
  • Topics: Activism, Education, Labor, Real Economy Project

    • Negotiations between the Chicago Teacher's Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) failed to result in a contract before Sunday, September 9, 2012 at midnight, sparking the first teacher's strike in Chicago in 25 years. The strike is now in its second day.

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    University of Wisconsin Launches Historic Challenge to Adidas over Sweatshop Conditions for College-Branded Apparel

    by PRW Staff — July 14, 2012 - 8:47am
  • Topics: Corporations, Human Rights, Labor

    • BREAKING NEWS: The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Friday filed a precedent-setting breach of contract claim against sportswear brand Adidas, after the company failed to comply with anti-sweatshop provisions requiring they provide certain benefits to workers who produce goods that bear the mark of the university. This is the first time a U.S. university has sought to enforce a global anti-sweatshop code of conduct in a U.S. court of law.

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    U.S. Supreme Court Deals Blow to Unions, Shows Preference for Corporate "Rights"

    by Brendan Fischer — July 3, 2012 - 7:28am
  • Topics: Corporations, Democracy, Labor, Politics

    • A little-noticed U.S. Supreme Court decision from June 21 has dealt a blow to public sector unions and demonstrated the conservative majority's preferential treatment for corporate "rights." The decision in Knox v. SEIU could have an impact on future election cycles.

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    Feingold Campaigns Across the State for Barrett

    by Rebekah Wilce — June 4, 2012 - 3:58pm
  • Topics: Labor, Politics

    • Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold told reporters and supporters of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett this afternoon, "If we get anywhere near [the election turnout in] 2008, or even halfway there, we're going to win. ... The momentum is exactly where we want it."

    Senator Feingold made three stops at "get out the vote" events in Wisconsin today to support Mayor Barrett in advance of the recall election against Governor Walker on Tuesday. He spoke in Madison on his way to Milwaukee and Kenosha.

    In Madison, he spoke at the local American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union headquarters. Wisconsin's public sector workers were hit hard by restrictions on their rights in the past 16 months.

    When asked if election turnout in the southeast corner of the state (Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, etc.) would be key to the results of the election, Feingold responded, "It's going to be huge. The working people of that part of the state were attacked by the governor. They know it."

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    Texas-Based "True the Vote" Gearing Up to Combat "Voter Fraud" in Wisconsin Recall

    by Brendan Fischer — May 31, 2012 - 10:32am
  • Topics: Election 2012, Democracy, Labor, Politics, Wisconsin Protests

    • An out-of-state Tea Party organization recently called a "GOP front group" by a Texas judge is again intervening in Wisconsin's recall election and perpetuating unfounded fears of "voter fraud," a spectre also raised by right-wing media, Governor Scott Walker, and most recently, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Reince Priebus.

    With polls showing the recall election between Walker and his challenger Tom Barrett tightening to a dead heat (49-49 in a recent survey by Democratic pollster Celinda Lake), Republicans have been invoking fears of "voter fraud" to cast doubt on a potential Barrett victory, despite repeated investigations finding no evidence of in-person electoral wrongdoing.

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    Is "Right to Work" Next on Walker's Agenda?

    by Mary Bottari — May 29, 2012 - 9:21am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Labor, Politics

    • Many are wondering if making Wisconsin a "Right to Work" state is next on Governor Scott Walker's agenda if he wins the recall election on June 5. Right to Work laws weaken unions by allowing members to opt out of paying dues. Workers get the benefit of working in a union shop (higher wages, better benefits), but are not required to pay their fair share for union representation. Right to Work laws have been used effectively in the South to bust unions and keep wages low, which is why they are dubbed "Right to Work for Less" laws by opponents. The recent push for this legislation is emanating from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), where corporations and right-wing legislators vote as equals behind closed doors on "model" legislation.

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