Firefighters Shut Down Bank in Wisconsin That Supported Walker
This is getting interesting. The M & I Bank of Wisconsin had to shut its doors yesterday afternoon in order to prevent a run on the bank by “Firefighters for Labor” from becoming catastrophic. M & I Bank of Wisconsin has committed an unpardonable offense. This bank took bailout funds and thanks to the…
Michael Moore Speaks at Worker Rights Rally at Madison, Wisconsin, March 5, 2011: “The Very People Who Don’t PayTaxes Are The Same Ones Who Crashed Our Economic System!”
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Union Busting in the Pages of Our Local Paper
While the union movement is resurgent in Wisconsin and nationwide, the spirit of union “busting” is unsurprisingly alive and well in articles and in the comment section of our local paper, The Union. Reporter Kyle Magin, writing today about recent layoffs of county employees, implies that the layoffs were a result of the decision…
Republican War on Working Families (video)
Progressive groups are running an ad in Wisconsin aimed at Governor Walker’s campaign against unions. “The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy For America are sponsoring the ad, which will air in the Milwaukee and Madison markets on broadcast and cable for the rest of the week. The sponsors tell TPM that the buy…