Monthly Archives: February 2011

6th Day of Protest

Things are moving. Senate Democrats have left the state. Apparently, the Assembly is now one vote short of quroum. Teachers are out again. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Jesse Jackson arrive to offer their support (and perhaps pick-up some street … Continue reading

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Teacher’s Walk Again

For an unprecedented third day, Madison teacher sick out. Y’know, in my youth, we use to sing about the final struggle. This is it. If we lose this battle, I will not see worker dignity in my lifetime. It will … Continue reading

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The Big 10 Defense?

It appears that Ohio workers have been woken up by Wisconsin {we have a habit of helping Ohio improve 🙂 } 3,000 people arrived in Columbus chanting the Wisconsin slogan “Kill This Bill” to protest Ohio’s attempt to attack public … Continue reading

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Battle of Wisconsin Continued

The “school closing” scroll on the local stations would have made one think that Wisconsin had been hit with another blizzard like we had at the beginning of the month, except it was 45 degrees out! Also, after the school … Continue reading

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The Battle of Wisconsin

30,000 working men and women, college students and high school students descended on the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin to defend the human dignity and rights of public sector workers. You might have missed this in the press reports that … Continue reading

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Update from Wisconsin

It has been a wild week in Madison. For those not searching the web let me give you a quick update. On Friday, the Governor Scott Walker announced a “budget repair bill” that would do the following: Deny collective bargaining … Continue reading

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Vote Scott McDonell Today, March tonight

Normally, I try to avoid using this space for electoral politics (especially local electoral politics); however, these aren’t normal times in Wisconsin. The unprecedented attack on workers by the Governor requires everyone to take a stand. I’ll be voting in … Continue reading

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Ground Zero in the Labor Movement

I am marching today. Becky and I are pulling our daughter out of High School and we will be marching to the State Capitol to protest the biggest assault on Labor in my lifetime. The Governor of Wisconsin has unveiled … Continue reading

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Madison Mayoral Candidates Discussing Worker Cooperatives: Let’s Turn Talk Into Action

It appears that worker cooperatives may become an issue in this spring’s mayoral election in Madison, Wisconsin. Incumbent David Cieslewicz is blogging about a community-wide effort to facilitate the forming of worker cooperatives. Challenger and two-time former mayor Paul Soglin … Continue reading

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Worker Co-op Federal Credit Union Moves Forward

One of the first decisions that I was asked to participate in as a new member of the US Federation of Worker Co-operatives was to support the development of a Worker Co-operative Federal Credit Union. That was a couple of … Continue reading

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