Labor & Employment Law

Wis. 14: This is About What People Of Wisconsin Have Done

Posted on March 12, 2011
Members of the Wisconsin Senate who left the state have returned home and some of them told a huge crowd of farmers, workers, community and religious activists at the state capitol that the struggle for the middle class is not over. Check out some of the Tweets from the rally below:  Caliowa 2:01pm via web RT @iowacci: Farmers/Labor Unite! RT @abbyliesch: Tractors have circled the capitol crowd cries “Thank U!” http://twitpic...

Tractorcade Rolls Into Madison

Posted on March 12, 2011
Thousands of Wisconsin farmers are driving their tractors in a mass tractorcade this morning to kick off a day of rallies and protests in support of public employees at the state Capital in Madison. Three statewide farm organizations are organizing the tractorcade also to protest Gov...

Check Out Live Stream of Wis. Rally

Posted on March 12, 2011
You can follow the live stream of today’s tractorcade, protests  in Madison and the return of the Wisconsin 14 on a live stream at www.michaelmoore.com. The  day-long events begin at 11:00 EST.

NFL Players Renounce Union Status To Block Lockout

Posted on March 11, 2011
After almost three weeks of negotiations with NFL team owners and the assistance of a federal mediator failed to result in a fair, new collective bargaining agreement, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) this afternoon renounced its status as a union in order to block a lockout by the owners...

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German Workers Rally in Solidarity with Wisconsin Public Employees

Posted on March 11, 2011
Teresa Casertano in the AFL-CIO Organizing Department sends us this report. As tens of thousands of Wisconsin residents rally and march across the state tomorrow for the fourth weekend in a row, they will receive support from union members in Berlin who are holding a solidarity rally...

Religious Groups Begin Nightly Vigils at Wis. Capitol

Posted on March 11, 2011
  In a tremendous show of opposition against Gov. Scott Walker and the state Republicans? recent actions to take away public workers? right to collective bargaining and his proposed budget, Madison?s religious community is organizing ongoing nightly vigils sponsored by different faith communities at the State Capitol...

Time for a Contract for Main Street

Posted on March 11, 2011
Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United (NNU), writes at the  Huffington Post about how the struggles in the Midwest and around the country have exposed the fact that there are two Americas: one where the rich get bailouts and bonuses and the rest of us get our benefits slashed and gutted...

Steve Earle Releases Digital Single to Support Workers Under Attack

Posted on March 11, 2011
  In support of the protests in Wisconsin and other states, singer Steve Earle has released the songs, ?Harlan Man? and ?The Mountain? as a special two-track digital single. All the profits will benefit The America Votes Labor Unity Fund, a special fund that unites the AFL-CIO and labor organizations, allied progressive groups and individuals to fight for workers on the ground and on the airwaves...

Holt Baker: We?re Fighting for Basic American Freedoms

Posted on March 11, 2011
    AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker addresses massive rally in Indiana yesterday.          Working people in Indiana and across the country are fighting for the same basic freedoms our Founding Fathers fought for, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker told a crowd of more than 25,000 at a rally in Indianapolis yesterday...

DREAM Act Leaders Build on Civil Rights Legacy

Posted on March 11, 2011
  AFL-CIO Media Outreach fellow, Jennifer Angarita, reports on a national convening of DREAM Act leaders and advocates in Memphis, Tenn. More than 250 of the nation?s leading undocumented youth activists from some 50 organizations and 30 states gathered in Memphis, Tenn...

We?ll Be Back

Posted on March 10, 2011
Protestors have left the Wisconsin state capitol, but they are vowing to return tomorrow. Check out these Tweets from the rally. henksijgers 8:00pm via Twitter for iPhone RT @DefendWisconsin: Everyone exited Capitol peacefully after being asked by police...

More from Wisconsin Rally

Posted on March 10, 2011
Here are more Tweets from the rally at the Wisconsin state capitol: StyxMaker 7:42pm via HootSuite RT @WIECradio: Union Protesters Being removed one by one from Wisconsin Capitol http://ow.ly/4c5O8 #WIUnion #wearewi #wi14 leftnotright 7:38pm via web Daily Kos: PUNISH Wisconsin Republicans for violating democracy: http://bit...

Wisconsin Rally: This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Posted on March 10, 2011
Check out some recent tweets from the mass rally in the Wisconsin state capitol below. ppopernack 7:40pm via web RT @flipsville: Walker and the Repubs know what this is really about – union busting and the end of big money support for Democrats! #wiunion #sb5 #1u WinyanStaz 7:11pm via TweetDeck RT @imagist: RT @JaxonBrow: Gearing up 4 BIG rally on Saturday…bring on the TRACTORS…& bring on the ppl! #wearewi #wiunion #fitzwalkerstan #p2 InMadison 7:11pm via Twitter for Android People still beeping to tune of This is what democracy looks like...

Wisconsin Rally: Never Give Up, Never Give In

Posted on March 10, 2011
Check out some recent tweets from the mass rally in the Wisconsin state capitol below. wisaflcio 6:45pm via Twitter for BlackBerry® Chants of “never give up, never give in” #stateSOS wisaflcio 6:39pm via Twitter for BlackBerry® Shame. #stateSOS #WIunion http://yfrog...

Wisconsin Rally: Crowd Is Gathering

Posted on March 10, 2011
 After the Republicans in the Wisconsiin Senate passed Scott Walker’s assault on collective bargaining, working people are making it clear that this will not stand. A massive crowd is forming at the state capitol. You can follow the action on Twitter...

Thousands Descending on Wis. State Capitol

Posted on March 10, 2011
Thousands of working people are marching and rallying across Wisconsinn today to protest the state Senate’s rigged vote last night to take away public employees’ bargaining rights. A massive rally began at the state capitol at 5 p.m. CST.  You can follow the action on Twitter...

Wis. Assembly Passes Assault on Collective Bargaining

Posted on March 10, 2011
The Wisconsin state assembly has passed the measure approved by the Senate in the dead of night last night robbing public employees of their right to bargain for good, middle-class jobs. Gov. Scott Walker said earlier he would sign the bill promptly. Don’t let this outrage spread to other states...

Compensation in Public, Private Sector Way Behind Productivity

Posted on March 10, 2011
Opponents of working families and their unions have tried to pit public workers against those in the private sector, by fomenting an internal class warfare centered on disparate wages and benefits. One of their real goals is to hide the uniting factor of both groups: Compensation has stagnated for ALL working people even as they produce more...

Indiana Rally Winding Down

Posted on March 10, 2011
The mass rally in Indianapolis is winding down. More than 25,000 people crowded the capitol area to let Gov. Mitch Daniels and state legislators known they want legislation killed that would that slash public school budgets, defund women?s health care and eliminate public-sector unions...

Turn Outrage to Action: Contact Your State Lawmakers NOW

Posted on March 10, 2011
What happened last night in the Wisconsin State Legislature is not democracy. It was backdoor deal-making, twisted partisan politics not worthy of America, says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, vowing that: this assault on workers? freedom will not stand...

Senate Measure Backing Korea-U.S. FTA Dies

Posted on March 10, 2011
This is a cross-post from the Washington State Labor Council. Legislation before the Washington State Legislature?pushed by multinational corporations and the notorious billionaire Koch brothers?urging Congress to pass the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has died without a vote in the state Senate...

Ohio Workers Stepping Up Struggle for Bargaining Rights

Posted on March 10, 2011
    Thousands of Ohioans rallied against S.B. 5 on March 8.          With the state House expected to take up Senate Bill 5 next week, Ohio working people are stepping up their grassroots opposition to the legislation that takes away the right of public employees to bargain for good middle-class jobs...

Check Out a Live Feed from Last Night?s Rally in Madison

Posted on March 10, 2011
Check out a live feed at http://theuptake.org from last night’s spontaneous rally where thousands of outraged working people converged on the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison.

Standing Up For Indiana

Posted on March 10, 2011
Some 25,000 people are expected to rally at the state Capitol in Indianapolis today to stand up for Indiana’s middle class and oppose Gov. Mitch Daniels’ anti-worker agenda. The rally is one of five rallies planned between March 8 and March 15 to intensify efforts to defeat more than 30 laws under consideration in the state legislature...

Wis. Voters Support Recall of Republican State Senators

Posted on March 10, 2011
Solid majorities in two Republican Senate districts support the recall of their senators, according to a poll by Survey USA, with Greg Sargent reporting on the findings. From Sargent: When asked if they would vote for [Randy] Hopper or some[one] else if a recall election were held right now, 54 percent said they’d vote for someone else, versus only 43 percent who said they’d vote for Hopper...

Follow Wis. Developments Now

Posted on March 09, 2011
To follow the developments at the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison tonight and in the early morning, don’t blink: Check Twitter here and here.

Indiana House Democrats Vow to Keep Fighting For Workers

Posted on March 09, 2011
Indiana House Democrats tonight told Hoosier voters they are going to stand firm and fight to save the state’s  middle class. During a telephone town hall meeting the representatives said Gov. Mitch Daniels’ radical anti-worker agenda would destroy the state’s schools and local economies...

Breaking: Wis. Working People Will Not Give Up After Republicans Rig Vote On Bargaining Bill

Posted on March 09, 2011
Breaking News: With their approval ratings in a free fall and Democrats standing firm, Wisconsin Senate Republicans used a hastily called conference committee this evening to rig a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate public employee collective bargaining from the budget bill...

Poll: Public Wants Jobs First, No Social Security Cuts

Posted on March 09, 2011
Americans are sending a message to Congress: Focus on creating jobs and don?t cut spending on Medicare or Social Security and don’t shut down the federal government. Nearly eight in 10 people say Republicans and Democrats should reach a compromise on a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit  to keep the government running, according to a Bloomberg National Poll...

Michigan Republicans Use Budget Crisis to Make Outrageous Assault on Democracy

Posted on March 09, 2011
  In an outrageous power grab, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and the Republican-dominated state Senate passed, and sent back to the House, legislation today that allows Snyder to declare a local city to be in a financial emergency and appoint an emergency manager...

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