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Wingnut pundit presents air-tight case of voter fraud in Wisconsin. Not.

April 7, 2011 By David

Why does anyone take these people even remotely seriously? John Fund, Wall Street Journal columnist and long time voter fraud fearmongerer, is already crying foul in the election that's become a proxy fight over Gov. Scott Walker's (R) … [Read more...]

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A staggeringly close election in Wisconsin [updated]

April 5, 2011 By David

As you may have heard, there is an election in Wisconsin today.  It is a contested election for the state Supreme Court.  Apparently, when an incumbent is seeking reelection, as is the case today, these are normally sleepy affairs … [Read more...]

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BREAKING NEWS – Recall of Republican State Senator Krapanke recall ON

April 1, 2011 By AmberPaw

The signatures are in for Krapanke - who will now face a new election and have to fight for his seat  see also for more in depth coverage see the Lacrosse Tribune story There are 19 recalls underway.  Pat Scheller, who is called … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bossism, krapanke, lafollette, progressivism, radical-republican, recall, small-donation, wisconsin

On Taking It Back, Or, Wisconsin Recalls, Explained

March 13, 2011 By fake-consultant

"I will tell you this: Any business where two partners don't trust each other, any business where one party says, 'You need to do X, Y and Z because I told you,' is a business that is not only not run well, it is a business that can never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-rights, democrats, economics, economy, labor, law-and-lawyers, politics, recall, republicans, seiu, white-house, wisconsin

Dear President Obama

March 10, 2011 By Jasiu

I am asking you to speak up loudly and strongly against the recent actions of Republican governors and legislatures in Wisconsin and other states. The working people of the United States, the very people who comprised the army of grassroots … [Read more...]

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BREAKING NEWS Wisconsin passes union busting legislation with no Democratic votes

March 9, 2011 By AmberPaw

CNN is reporting that Wisconsin passed Walker's union busting legislation without a single Democratic vote tonight The Republicans were able to do this by stripping out the budget provisions.  The sharp restrictions on collective … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: anti-democratic, collective-bargaining, conscience, dale-schultz, koch, kochtopus, walker, wisconsin

On “La Dolce Vita”, Or, The Real Life Of A State Worker

March 6, 2011 By fake-consultant

Good morrow to the day so fair; Good morning, Sir, to you: Good morrow to mine own torn hair    Bedabbled with the dew --From "The Mad Maid's Song", a selection from "The Hesperides & Noble Numbers", by Robert Herrick So as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afscme, comedy, economics, employment, government, humor, labor, national, politics, rant, satire, snark, state-workers, unions, wisconsin

Gov. Patrick should look at contractors’ salaries too

February 28, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

There are hundreds of these companies that contract with agencies in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and the salaries of the executives running them are often above $100,000 as well.   In 2009, we looked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: collective-bargaining, developmental-centers, independent-agencies, patrick-administration, salaries, wisconsin

Verizon IBEW members travel to Wisconsin to help build solidarity

February 26, 2011 By Rand Wilson

Steve "Smitty" Smith, another IBEW organizer and a retired 36-year lineman who is also on the trip wrote, "How important is Madison to me?  My mom and my dad (a retired postal worker) live very modestly on his pension. Yet they offered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, ibew-local-2222;-greater-boston-labor-council, solidarity, verizon, wisconsin

We Should Watch Fox News.

February 24, 2011 By joeltpatterson

Via digby, I found a very no-nonsense discussion of why Wisconsin's governor is trying to bust the unions.   Thank you, Fox News, for putting it right out there. I'm having trouble embedding the video, so here's the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fox-news, national, wisconsin

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