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Friday, January 18, 2013

Collective Bargaining Law Upheld by Federal Appeals Court

Act 10, which essentially stripped public unions of their ability to bargain, was ruled constitutional on Friday in a federal appeals court.

The controversial state law that curtails collective bargaining for most public employees was upheld by a federal appeals court Friday. In ruling that Act 10 is constitutional, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said the state had a rational reason for rolling back collective bargaining rights, and rejected arguments from public employees unions that they violated First Amendment rights, WisPolitics.com reported. The court overturned a decision by a federal judge last year that struck down parts of the law dealing with prohibitions on government employers withholding union dues from workers' payrolls and a section requiring labor unions to vote to re-certify yearly, the Journal Sentinel reported. A separate case challenging the law remains …

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John Wilson

8:51 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013

Keith Best - You would also get on with the NEW BIOLOGY/SCIENCE PROGRAM OF WALKER TOO; you know, where our children are taught that babies are delivered to your house by the stork! You do not have a CHOICE there, but you BELIEVE that is how babies come into the world, so, no problem there...   more ›

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Union Endorsements May Not Mean Much in the Voting Booth

Several unions have thrown their backing behind Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk in the primary election. Despite the endorsements, the sentiment among rank-and-file members may be different from their union leaders.

The Wisconsin AFL-CIO and the Wisconsin Educators Association Council have thrown their support behind Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk, while the Iron Workers District Council of North Central States and Operating Engineers Local 317 are backing her chief rival, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in Tuesday's recall primary. The union endorsements — and other — are a big deal to both candidates. After all, getting the backing of labor unions typically translates into more cash in the campaign coffers and more volunteers to knock on doors and make phone calls. In Falk's case, she's getting a big boost from a group called Wisconsin for Falk, a group backed by WEAC and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees…

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Luke

5:41 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012

I'm also an independent. Barrett is better than Falk by a long shot. Barrett is, however, and empty suit. I will vote for anyone who has better solutions than Walker. There is no one that has better solutions that Walker. In addition, Walker does what he says he will do.   more ›

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