Category Archive: Collective Bargaining

Mar 31

Outsourcing Raises its Ugly Head at Madison College

AFT Local 243 members Donna Swadley and Rhonda McKinney, wearing her anti-outsourcing shirt.

By Robin Gee, AFT-W Local 243

At the February meeting of the Madison Area Technical College District Board, members of AFT Local 243, the union that represents full-time faculty and both part- and full-time staff, filed into the back of the room wearing light blue “We are the best source, so why outsource?” t-shirts and …

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Jul 07

New Resource: Effective Strike and Lockout Assistance

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(AFL-CIO) – No one wants a strike or lockout.  But when the struggle for workplace justice forces workers to vote to strike, or to be locked out by management, the union community must see that the personal and family needs of workers are met.

The Strong on and Beyond the Picket Line: Organizing an Effective Strike …

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Jun 27

Walker’s Cynical ‘Right-to-Work’ Scheme

By Mike Konopacki – Governor Walker has repeatedly denied any interest in making Wisconsin a so- called “right to work” (RTW) state, that is, requiring that all union dues be voluntary in the private sector. Given his abysmal record on truth telling, no one should take him at his word.

Take a look at Act 10, …

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Jun 27

Union Activists Meet in Chicago to Draw Lessons from 2011 ‘Wisconsin Uprising’

Over 1,500 union activists, from across the country and around the world, gathered in Chicago on May 4-6 for the biennial Labor Notes Conference. More than a year after the Wisconsin Uprising, our struggle is still an inspiration for people around the world. Yet, while the Uprising was impressive, it did not prevent a major …

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Jun 27

‘Non-Majority’ Unions in Open Shop South Offer Lesson for New Wisconsin Atmosphere

By Steve Early and Rand Wilson – When the history of Midwestern de- unionization is written, its chroniclers will begin their sad tale in Indiana where Governor Mitch Daniels paved the way in 2005 for copycat attacks on public- sector bargaining, and for a successful assault on private sector union security in his own state.

Republican …

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Jun 13

Recall Recap and the Road Ahead for Organized Labor

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By Jim Cavanaugh

The results of the Wisconsin recall election were very similar to the first run of this match up in November 2010.  This means that the radical right agenda of the GOPs elected in 2010 has not turned off the voters.

Which begs the question, how can a government of the 1% receive …

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May 24

Big Walker Donor Paid $0 in Taxes

(Wis. AFL-CIO) – A new video has surfaced in which Gov. Walker tells billionaire businesswomen Diane Hendricks, owner of ABC Supply Company, that attacking collective bargaining rights for public employees is just the “first step” in his “divide and conquer” plot to bust unions.

Diane Hendricks recently gave Gov. Walker $500,000 dollars …

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May 20

How unions help all workers

Unions have a substantial impact on the compensation and work lives of both unionized and non-unionized workers. A report from the Economic Policy Institute presents current data on unions’ effect on wages, fringe benefits, total compensation, pay inequality, and workplace protections.

Some of the conclusions are:

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