Wednesday May 23, 2012
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Occupy Wisconsin holds first statewide General Assembly
BY Staff | Fond Du Lac, WI | 5/06/12
Dozens of Wisconsin Occupy groups gathered here for a day of actions and discussions during the first state-wide General Assembly (GA) of Occupy Wisconsin.
anti-war, Collective bargaining, Committee to Stop FBI Repression, Occupy Wisconsin
Red Cross workers from Michigan, Ohio demand health care
BY Tom Burke | Muskegon, MI | 5/04/12
Workers at Red Cross in Michigan and Ohio have been on strike since March 30, after a clash with management over health care for themselves and others.
Collective bargaining, health care, OPEIU, Red Cross
Illinois Governor Quinn announces he will not honor union contracts - workers protest
BY Staff | Rockford, IL | 7/14/11
Workers are protesting Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s announcement that he would not honor the collective bargaining agreement negotiated with state workers.
AFSCME, AFSCME Local 473, Collective bargaining, Governor Quinn
Protesters confront Governor Walker’s anti-people budget
BY Staff | Madison, WI | 6/16/11
In his latest attempt at smashing unions, derailing public education and further punishing the working class for the economic crisis, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker called together an ‘Extraordinary Session,’ June 14, so that right-wing legislators can ram through his proposed two-year budget.
Budget Cuts, Collective bargaining, Governor Scott Walker, Walkerville, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Protest
Chicago Teachers Union fights anti-bargaining bill SB7
BY Staff | Chicago, IL | 5/09/11
An anti-bargaining bill disguised as an education reform bill has passed through the Illinois Senate and moved on to the Illinois House of Representatives. This bill called SB7, includes many components that will take away the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) bargaining rights and rights to strike.
Collective bargaining, Public Education, public sector unions, teachers unions
Ohio House of Representatives passes union busting bill
BY Staff | Columbus, OH | 3/31/11
Around 700 workers, students and community activists poured into and around the statehouse here yesterday, including 200 who were admitted to the House gallery to witness the passage of Senate Bill 5.
Collective bargaining, union busting
Hundreds at UW-Milwaukee protest Budget Repair Bill and cuts to education
BY Staff | Milwaukee, WI | 3/14/11
Hundreds rallied at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), March 14, as protests continue against Governor Scott Walker's anti-union, anti-people attacks.
Collective bargaining, Education Rights, Governor Scott Walker, public sector unions, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UWM United, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Protest, Youth Empowered in the Struggle
Farmer Labor Tractorcade joins March 12 protest against Gov. Walker’s attacks
BY Mick Kelly | Madison, WI | 3/13/11
More than 50 tractors, some with manure spreaders, joined the massive March 12 protest at the Wisconsin state capitol here.
Collective bargaining, Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin Protest
March 12 Madison protest: Crowds swell to 150,000
BY Staff | Madison, WI | 3/12/11
As of 3:00 p.m. today, March 12, the number of protesters at the state capitol here has swelled to more than 150,000.
Collective bargaining, Governor Scott Walker, public sector unions, Wisconsin
FRSO greets March 12 Madison protest
BY Freedom Road Socialist Organization | Madison, WI | 3/12/11
Freedom Road Socialist Organization salutes the workers, students and community participants in the March 12 protest in Madison, Wisconsin.
Collective bargaining, Governor Scott Walker, public sector unions, Wisconsin
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