With a limited spring legislative session, the time is now to advance AFSCME-supported legislation and stop bills we oppose. Among the issues in play are:
• Reform of state contracting procedures (Senate Bill 447)
• Limitations on judge’s abilities to overturn an arbitrator’s decision under the state’s collective bargaining laws (Assembly Bill 609)
• Federalization of state tax laws for retirement accounts (AB 648)
• Presumption for some public employees that infectious diseases were contracted on the job (SB 429 and AB 644)
• Protective occupational status bargaining rights for all public employees working on a secured institution (AB 634 and SB 439)
• Retiree Organizing Rights Act (SB 390)
• Transportation safety legislation, such as a ban on texting and driving and minimum snowplow following distances (AB 552) (The texting ban bills include AB 496, AB 429 and SB 355)
• Funding sources for Milwaukee County Parks (AB 504)
• Quality Ratings System for Child Care Providers (Department of Children and Families proposal)
AFSCME is working diligently to voice the concerns of public employees across the state on these and other issues every day in the Capitol. But the time for AFSCME members to act on their right to have their voice heard by legislators directly is now. One of the best ways for AFSCME members to exercise that right is attend AFSCME Lobby Day.
AFSCME Wisconsin Lobbyists
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