May
2012 29
2012 29
First Wisconsin Recall Debate Yields Talking Points for Barrett, Backpedaling from Walker
One week from now, on June 5th, the long awaited Wisconsin recall election will take place and cheeseheads the state over will have their say on whether or not they want to continue in the same direction or remove Scott Walker from the Governor’s Mansion. If such a change is affected, it could act as ...
May
2012 23
2012 23
Romney Praises Hewlett-Packard CEO as She Prepares to Eliminate 30,000 Jobs
Ahhh, the lengths one must go to receive praise from the Republican Party. Here’s GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney waxing nostalgic about last year’s California race for Governor: I wish Californians had elected Meg Whitman. She would have been more successful and explained to Californians the need to cut back on spending and...
May
2012 17
2012 17
Milwaukee Ironworker Announces Bid for Wisconsin State Assembly
Organized Labor may add a friendly new face to the Wisconsin State Assembly this year as Randy Bryce, a Milwaukee Ironworker, has announced his filing of the proper paperwork to run in the newly redrawn 62nd District. Bryce is a political coordinator and holds an executive position on the board of Milwaukee Ironworkers Local 8. ...
May
2012 14
2012 14
VIDEO: Romney Speech Proves He’ll Do More Damage to Labor than Bush I, Bush II or Reagan Ever Did
Posting about a video like this is a bittersweet foray. On the one hand, the degree to which Mitt Romney is willing to spew falsehoods regarding organized labor is so outrageous that it must be answered. On the other hand, helping broadcast his smear to even one more viewer (at the time of publication this ...
May
2012 9
2012 9
DNC Returns $50,000 of Wal-Mart Gift Cards to Maintain Convention’s Anti-Corporate Donation Pledge
Organizers of the Democratic National Convention, to be held this September in Charlotte, North Carolina, decided in advance not to accept cash donations from corporations. This has led to funding difficulties. To skirt the imposed regulations, Wal-Mart made an “in-kind” donation of $50,000 in gift cards to help with convention costs....
May
2012 8
2012 8
Polls Suggest Barrett Has Dem Gov Lead Going Into Wisconsin Primaries Today
As one Wisconsin Ironworker noted on Facebook last night: “Tomorrow is the playoffs. Super Bowl is in June!” While this afternoon’s cheesehead election drama will not nearly match that of the actual recall election in a month’s time, there is nonetheless ample intrigue as Democrats, labor unions and other progressive...
May
2012 8
2012 8
Insulators Local 12 Has Rising Star in Movement to Weatherize, Economize Buildings
Mathew Aracich was recently elected to the position of Business Manager of the Heat and Frost Insulators, Local Union 12, after his time as Financial Secretary there. Aracich is in a unique position to promote the importance of his trade as he has been part of the movement to weatherize America and has spent time ...
May
2012 8
2012 8
Ann Romney Wins Ms. Out of Touch Pageant Wearing $1000 T-Shirt on CBS
One of the things about Michelle Obama’s style that made her a fashion icon in 2008 was that she wore affordable clothing well. She, like many women across the country, was looking good on a budget. Sure, once in office the top designers in the world came crawling out of the Italian woodwork to shower ...
May
2012 4
2012 4
Town Where Charles and David Koch Went to High School Passes Anti-Citizens United Resolution
Voters in the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts passed a resolution this week calling for their local Congressman to support a constitutional amendment that would overturn Citizens United vs. FEC, the 2010 legal case that gave more power to the theory of “corporate personhood” and has allowed the political process of the past two years...
May
2012 3
2012 3
Obama: “I believe the economy is stronger when collective bargaining rights are protected.”
This video contains highlights from President Barack Obama’s speech at the Building and Construction Trades Department’s 2012 Legislative Conference. The speech was given at the Washington Hilton on Monday, April 30th and has naturally garnered plenty of online attention. The most notable quote in terms of workers’ rights comes...
May
2012 2
2012 2
Colbert: “Two men who will be slugging it out in the fall: President Obama, and the man who would defeat him, David Koch.”
Stephen Colbert recently spoke at an event for those named to the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and while his razor sharp, “is it a joke or not?” humor roasted much of the crowd, he saved his best lines for union enemy #1, David Koch. After cracking jokes about Secretary of State ...
Apr
2012 30
2012 30
88% of the Money Gov. Walker Raised in Q1 ’12 Came from Out of State Before Recall Donation Limits Kicked In
The time is now for Scott Walker to gather as much out-of-state money as possible. As a matter of fact, that’s the only kind of time Scott Walker keeps. The recall election is upon us and the John Doe Investigation into alleged abuses of power and illegal fundraising during Walker’s time as County Executive is ...
