Feb 25
Sister Simone Campbell seems equally at home on a bus, on the Colbert Report, or in front of more than 200 people at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton for the 13th annual Faith-Labor Breakfast sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice.
Although best known for her Nuns on the Bus tour protesting Paul Ryan’s …
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Aug 20
Staff at Journey Mental Health Center (JMHC) in Madison who recently voted to organize a new union received a hearty “welcome” to the labor movement at SCFL’s monthly delegate meeting, August 20.
Journey Mental Health is a private sector alcohol and mental health services center, which operates at nine sites in the Madison area. Nearly …
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Jul 25
Last month the Wisconsin Worker Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) succeeded in amending the state’s Workers Compensation (WC) law by expanding who is eligible and by increasing benefit levels.
One of the most significant changes expands who is eligible for WC benefits. Under the new rules, any injured worker who is certified by the Department of …
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Jun 27
On May 23, Adolfo Devia, vice president of the Cali Colombia Municipal Workers Union, was walking on the street when a gunman opened fire. Devia wasn’t hit. But his 24-year-old brother, Johathan, was killed from one shot to the head. Two other people, including a 4-year-old girl, were wounded.
It might be called “business as …
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Jun 13
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 …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/06/13/recall-recap-and-the-road-ahead-for-organized-labor/
Apr 13
Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has been devastating for Wisconsin citizens. This summary by the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO covers some of the major losses for middle income and working class families over the last year. It details how the public policies promoted by the Walker administration represent a radical departure from Wisconsin values and traditions. Click here for “Losses” full-length …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/04/13/losses-to-working-families-under-governor-walker/
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