Thursday, March 22, 2012

Exclusive: Shadowy WI Group Bankrolled by Big Labor Unions | Mother Jones#return#return#return

Earlier this month, a shadowy Wisconsin political group with a post-office box address joined the fight to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker. The group, Wisconsin for Falk, spent more than $500,000 on TV ads backing Democratic recall candidate Kathleen Falk yet did not disclose its funders or who started the group. … Wisconsin for Falk, Mother Jones has learned, is bankrolled big labor unions including the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees [4] (AFSCME), one of the nation's largest public-employee labor unions, and the Wisconsin Education Association Council [5], the state's largest teachers union. A high-ranking labor source confirmed AFSCME and WEAC's involvement and funding for Wisconsin for Falk for the purpose of making pro-Falk independent expenditures in the recall fight. Walker's recall election is expected to take place [6] in early June.


Exclusive: Shadowy WI Group Bankrolled by Big Labor Unions | Mother Jones#return#return#return

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