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50% of Wisconsinites believe that Walker should not be recalled. How is it that 50% of Wisconsinites cannot see that he and his Administration are stealing from the middle class and the lower-income and the seniors and giving to the "rich"?

The very first thing that the Legislative Thugs did in 2011 was grant hundreds of millions of dollars to the wealthy and corporations in the form of tax breaks and then stole hundreds of dollars each, from the pocket books of public employees to pay for the tax breaks.

Then the Legislative Thugs "TOOK" nearly one billion dollars from our public school systems and increased spending toward the "charter schools" (private schools) by millions of dollars.

This kind of thievery will not end until the workers rise up against Governor Scott Walker and his Legislative Thugs. If the attitudes cannot be changed, then the voters need to change the faces.

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Analysis breaks down cost of Wisconsin worker concessions | Appleton Post Crescent | postcrescent.com

Bottom line point to be made is that, there were no negotiations for this wage deduction and it was done without equal or fair impact to the various levels of wages. The actions of Walker and the majority party of the Wisconsin Legislature are just the beginning of their intentions to treat public sector workers as servants rather than employees.

It will get worse before it gets better. Getting better will only occur with the workers once again coming together and rising up against these legislative thugs! Have you REJOINED THE FIGHT?

REJOIN THE FIGHT at https://wseu.wisconsinunionstrong.org

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Wis. gov.'s spokesman given immunity in probe - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Wis. gov.'s spokesman given immunity in probe - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News Sacramento Bee

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County pension rules change could save $60 million or more - JSOnline

AFSCME District Council 48 is prepared to challenge the rule change.

County pension rules change could save $60 million or more - JSOnline

WPR Headline Story - New state law requires local governments to have worker grievance policies in place by October 1st

WPR Headline Story - New state law requires local governments to have worker grievance policies in place by October 1st

Hopper speaks for first time since recall

If he had to do it all over again, Randy Hopper would still vote for the stripping of collective bargaining from public employees. Well that is all we needed to hear, now the voters know they did the right thing by voting him OUT OF OFFICE!

Hopper speaks for first time since recall

Unofficial Summary of What Unions Filed for certification

Recently, through our postings we have been sharing information about the certification deadline for Unions. We have repeatedly stated that the WSEU does not intend to seek certification this year.

We have learned that six groups filed as of the deadline date and they included SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin -- the largest union to file with 1,035 members -- along with the State Professional Education and Information Council, Council #1/WEAC (650 members), Wisconsin State Building Trades (570 members), the Association of State Prosecutors (358 members), the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association (265 members) and the AFT-Wisconsin affiliate Professional Employees in Research, Statistics and Analysis (58 members).

Most of the state's largest public employee unions, including all of our bargaining units and most of the units in AFT-Wisconsin, have indicated they won't seek recertification.

Bargaining units in local school districts face a Sept. 30 deadline to file recertification papers with WERC, while local government employee unions must file by Jan. 30, 2012.

Wis. doesn't have to bargain with biggest unions | Associated Press | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME

Attention state employees; the WSEU, while the certified bargaining representative submitted a demand to bargain within the provisions of Act 10. The Walker Administration failed to take the steps to meet and bargain. The ONLY item that could have been bargained would have been the wages and then that would have been capped to the present CPI. This negotiation could have been accomplished in just a few hours according to Executive Director Marty Beil. Because the Walker Administration failed to properly respond and thus failed to bargain, legal action will be forthcoming against the Walker Administration.

Wis. doesn't have to bargain with biggest unions Associated Press The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME

"Wis. AG: Decision to stay out of probe was mutual" by Latest News -- GazetteXtra

"Wis. AG: Decision to stay out of probe was mutual" by Latest News -- GazetteXtra

Stop harassing state leaders

SEPAC may not agree with the title of this opinion, but SEPAC does agree with the intent of the opinion. There is no need to assault any legislative leader even if it is with a beer being poured over their head and most certainly there is no need to be blasting a horn near and at anyone. That level of noise can cause hearing loss. That kind of action is unacceptable.

We need to continue to protest, but in a controlled and peaceful manner. The next goal is to RECALL WALKER so that we can start to move forward to return to collective bargaining and many other social benefits being taken away from Wisconsinites.

Stop harassing state leaders

Walker removes embattled aide from fraud commission

Walker removes embattled aide from fraud commission

WisPolitics.com: Reps. Hulsey, Berceau, Taylor: Walker/GOP plan cuts lower-paid state employees more

The lower-paid state employee gets hit very hard when they have to pay 12.6% of the "family" health insurance premium and 5.8% of the WRS contribution. A state employee considered to be at the high end of the wage scale pays the same amount of health insurance premium as does the state employee working for $10.00 per hour. The Walker Administration, if they were looking for a fair cost-sharing mechanism with the state employees, should have considered a higher cost sharing of the health insurance premium based on a percentage of the employees wage rather than a "flat" rate increase.

WisPolitics.com: Reps. Hulsey, Berceau, Taylor: Walker/GOP plan cuts lower-paid state employees more

WisPolitics.com: Sen. Holperin: One strike … you’re out! Holperin warns BadgerCare Plus Basic participants

The Walker Administration intended to cancel, hopefully, in their eyes, thousands of these policies. They did not want to do the alternative and that was to tell people outright, while on the campaign trail, that they wanted to reduce the number of participants in the BadgerCare Plus program. If they had, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ELECTED IN 2010. It is that simple.

Now they deliberately pass the costs of this health care "take-away" onto those of us who are fortunate enough to have health insurance.

Does the Wisconsin GOP have no heart?

WisPolitics.com: Sen. Holperin: One strike … you’re out! Holperin warns BadgerCare Plus Basic participants

GOP-led states change voting rules before 2012 | Appleton Post Crescent | postcrescent.com

Should be NO SURPRISE to any Wisconsin Voters. The Wisconsin GOP lives by the rule, "if you can't beat them, then change the rules so we win!"

GOP-led states change voting rules before 2012 Appleton Post Crescent postcrescent.com