Monday, May 14, 2012

Political Lowe-down: Will recall election be labor’s last stand? | FOX6Now.com – Milwaukee News & weather from WITI Television FOX6

…. If the unions win, it could essentially stop similar anti-union legislation in its tracks. “It sends a clear message to the right-wing groups that are fronting this assault. That workers aren’t just going to stand by and watch their rights be stripped away,” Richard Abelson, executive director of AFSCME District Council 48 said.


Political Lowe-down: Will recall election be labor’s last stand? | FOX6Now.com – Milwaukee News & weather from WITI Television FOX6

AFSCME | AFSCME Members Fired Up to Recall Wisconsin Governor Walker

Wisconsin voters have chosen Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett as their candidate to recall Gov. Scott Walker on June 5 for his attack last year on workers’ rights, and AFSCME members are unifying behind him in this historic recall election.


AFSCME | AFSCME Members Fired Up to Recall Wisconsin Governor Walker

AFSCME | AFSCME Honors Law Enforcement Officers

It’s National Police Week — a time to celebrate the law enforcement officers who put themselves in danger when duty calls, to protect our streets. And it’s a fitting time for lawmakers to commit themselves to adequately fund the grant programs that are critical to law enforcement.


AFSCME | AFSCME Honors Law Enforcement Officers

AFSCME | AFSCME Plan’s McEntee to JP Morgan Chase: “Don’t Hedge on Independent Board Chair; the Stakes Are Too High to Leave Jamie Dimon Unsupervised”

"The stakes are too high to leave Jamie Dimon unsupervised," said Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, which sponsored the proposal. Dimon denied that the ‘London Whale' was making risky bets, and now that this has turned out to be a fish story, shareholders need to step in."

JPMorgan. Dimon currently holds the chairman and CEO titles.
AFSCME | AFSCME Plan’s McEntee to JP Morgan Chase: “Don’t Hedge on Independent Board Chair; the Stakes Are Too High to Leave Jamie Dimon Unsupervised”

Walker’s official work time declines as national fame grows | WisconsinWatch.org

On Jan. 28, 2011, two weeks before Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveiled his plan to slash public employee unions’ powers, he dined at the Washington, D.C., area home of Fred Malek, a wealthy Republican power broker.
It was a taste of what would become routine for Walker.

Walker’s official work time declines as national fame grows | WisconsinWatch.org

Candidates React To 'Divide And Conquer' | UpFront with Mike Gousha - WISN Home

Lt. Governor Kleefisch has low integrity just like Scott Walker. She claims that Scott Walker never supported a tactic of "Divide and Conquer" even though their is video of his use of the words.

Watch the entire video footage of her attempt to defend Scott Walker. The video is seven and one-half minutes in length. You will observe her bully tactic of consistently interrupting Firefighter Mahlon Mitchell when he speaks in an attempt to not allow him to complete and communicate his response in their discussion.

Candidates React To 'Divide And Conquer' | UpFront with Mike Gousha - WISN Home

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Gov. Walker defends collective bargaining actions in convention speech | Green Bay Press Gazette | greenbaypressgazette.com

“Under the old system (of collective bargaining), it was ‘last hired, first fired,’” Walker said. “Our reform allows hiring and firing on merit, and pay raises on merit. We can keep the best and brightest and pay them more to keep them.”


Gov. Walker defends collective bargaining actions in convention speech | Green Bay Press Gazette | greenbaypressgazette.com

Senate recall challenge by Compas is giving 'Fitz' fits

Lori Compas, 41, a freelance photographer and writer from Fort Atkinson, has become a legitimate thorn in Fitzgerald's side.

Senate recall challenge by Compas is giving 'Fitz' fits

Barrett makes his case against Walker in La Crosse

Gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett speaks with supporters at "front yard event" Saturday at a home on 23rd street in La Crosse.

Barrett makes his case against Walker in La Crosse

Students scramble for absentee ballots

With the June 5 recall election coming less than a month after the end of classes, college students are scrambling to get absentee ballots, which may be their only option for voting thanks to recent changes in the law.

Students scramble for absentee ballots

State GOP can't agree on Senate candidate

GREEN BAY — None of the four Republican candidates for U.S. Senate was able to capture 60 percent of support at the state party convention Saturday, meaning no one will get the party's official endorsement.

State GOP can't agree on Senate candidate

Barrett launches grassroots campaign effort | Appleton Post Crescent | postcrescent.com

DE PERE — Gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett is trying a new grass-roots campaign approach while banging the same drum, accusing incumbent Scott Walker of waging “ideological civil war.”


Barrett launches grassroots campaign effort | Appleton Post Crescent | postcrescent.com

Walker says Republicans should focus on his race

Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that Republicans gathering for the annual state convention this weekend should be focused on ensuring he and five other Republicans survive June 5 recall elections, even as an intraparty fight over endorsing GOP candidates for the U.S. Senate election threatens to be a distraction.

Walker says Republicans should focus on his race

Walker: 'Everything in my power' to prevent right-to-work | Green Bay Press Gazette | greenbaypressgazette.com

SEPAC NOTE: Scott Walker is no Abraham Lincoln, he does tell lies...

Walker discussed right-to-work legislation in answer to questions posed by the media concerning recent publicity over his remarks about a “divide and conquer” strategy for going after the state’s public employee unions and their collective bargaining rights.


Walker: 'Everything in my power' to prevent right-to-work | Green Bay Press Gazette | greenbaypressgazette.com

Walker 'conquer' video becomes campaign fodder - JSOnline

Responding to the video ahead of the state Republican Party convention in Green Bay, Walker made his strongest statements to date that he did not want to pursue so-called right-to-work legislation, which would prohibit requiring private-sector employees to pay dues to a union. But he again declined to say whether he would sign such legislation.


Walker 'conquer' video becomes campaign fodder - JSOnline