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blogs.sacbee.com - The bipartisan Little Hoover Commission recommended today that California state and local governments roll back pensions for existing employees, dump guaranteed retirement payouts and put more of t...
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nuvo.net - By Megan BantaOn the second day that members of organized labor showed up at the Statehouse by the hundreds to protest an anti-union measure, Democrats in the state House of Representatives refused...
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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Conservative Milwaukee radio blatherer Mark Belling has this amazing image of our teachers, based on their attempt to preserve collective bargaining. "Absolute lunatics...most of them are not good ...
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The Best Resources For Learning About Attacks On Teachers & Other Public Sector Workers In Wisconsin
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Feb 17 2011 Larry Ferlazzo The attacks on teachers and other public sector workers in Wisconsin by Governor Scott Walker and his allies could be a dangerous sign of things to come throughout the Un...
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cnn.com - By Diane Ravitch, Special to CNN Teacher Terry Grogan of Milwaukee takes part in protest at Wisconsin State Capitol on February 16. STORY HIGHLIGHTSDiane Ravitch: Teachers are rallying against Wisc...
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labornotes.org - The spirit of the activists occupying the Capitol in Madison hasn’t changed. The movement hasn’t retreated in the slightest. As every day brings new busloads of unionists and supporters, the activi...
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idsnews.com - By Carrie Schedler | IDS POSTED AT 01:07 AM ON Feb. 24, 2011 | PRINT | Email | Editor | SHARE | COMMENTS (5) | Recommend (0) Outside the doors to the almost-empty Indiana House of Representatives c...
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 | allaccess.com - February 23, 2011 at 11:01 AM (PT) Madtown Goes Beckless PREMIERE's GLENN BECK has exited the lineup at MID-WEST FAMILY Talk WTDY-A/MADISON.1-2p host KURT BARON has moved to 10-11a and the station ... coopmike48 |
 | bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Privatization and Attack on Public Education | Dailycensored.comThe Privatization and Attack on Public EducationWritten by Solomon ComissiongDaily Journal (Opinion), Education, PoliticsFeb 24... coopmike48 |
 | phillytrib.com - Wednesday, 23 February 2011 23:37 Written by DEANNA MARTIN INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's House speaker said Wednesday he won't concede to Democrats who fled the state to block contentious labor and educ... coopmike48 |
 | newjerseynewsroom.com - Two Wisconsin demonstrators set to address crowd BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The size of a labor rally outside the Statehouse in Trenton Friday in support of the unionized Wisconsin pub... coopmike48 |
huffingtonpost.com - This past Tuesday evening, nearly 1,000 unionists and their supporters gathered here in Green Bay, Wisconsin to register their appreciation for Senator Dave Hansen, one of the 14 Democrats who have...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday at 3 in Madison. Be there. « Fred Klonsky's blogSaturday at 3 in Madison. Be there.FEBRUARY 23, 2011tags: February 26, Madisonby Fred KlonskyFrom the IEA: “On Saturday, February 26, 2011, ...
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labornotes.org - Labor’s 2011 political battles don’t end at the Beltway. Anti-union forces are pushing bills and ballot measures to limit workers’ rights and curb union power from Maine to Hawaii.They’re gunning n...
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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - I just talked with my conservative friend in Milwaukee, and wondered why he didn't bring up Gov. Scott Walker's "David Koch" punking. He said he laughed, and shook his head. That's it? Wasn't he co...
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defendwisconsin.org - – February 24, 2011Posted in: Press Releases For immediate release Feb. 24, 2011 Contact TAA co-presidents: Alex Hanna, 765-404-6996 Kevin Gibbons, 813-466-0952 Today’s vote to ban protestors from ...
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sfgate.com - Michael Macor / The Chronicle Members of California labor groups rally at the State Building in Oakland in support of Wisconsin workers. (02-23) 04:00 PST Sacramento - -- A raucous, Wisconsin-style...
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thinkprogress.org - Talking with Mike Huckabee on Fox News last night, host Greta Van Susteren wondered why Republicans don’t call what they’re doing in states like Wisconsin and Ohio what it is: Union busting. “Wheth...
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dailycensored.com - Ellen Bravo is executive director of Family Values @ Work Consortium, a network of 15 state coalitions working for policies that value families.My older son did magic shows as a kid. He learned ear...
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chicagotribune.com - Associated Press 4:00 a.m. CST, February 24, 2011chi-ap-in-educationbills-pr VALPARAISO, Ind. — Hundreds of northern Indiana teachers turned out to protest contentious education changes Republican ...
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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Channel 3000 WISC TV had an in studio panel react to one of the governors speech and got the kind of reaction you'd expect from both sides. One thing; the conservative panelist here complains that ...
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kochwatch.org - February 23, 2011- A group of more than a hundred law professors from across the country has asked Congress to extend an ethical code of conduct to the Supreme Court - for the first time - and clar...
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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - I just talked with my conservative friend in Milwaukee, and wondered why he didn't bring up Gov. Scott Walker's "David Koch" punking. He said he laughed, and shook his head. That's it? Wasn't he co...
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news.change.org - While massive protests hold the state's attention, Wisconsin Republicans are advancing voting laws that could disenfranchise thousands of the state's poor and minority voters. This week, with Democ...
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seattletimes.nwsource.com - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin state troopers were dispatched Thursday to the doorsteps of some of the AWOL Democratic senators in hopes of finding at least one who would come back to allow a vote on a ...
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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) has justified his attempt to strip many of Wisconsin’s public sector employees of their collective bargaining rights by pointing to the state’s budget deficit. “The legisla...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Don’t hold your breath. « Fred Klonsky's blogDon’t hold your breath.by Fred KlonskyIn 2007, when Obama was running for president he said,PopoutIs it the shoes? We got the shoes. Madison. Capitol. S...
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boston.com - LANSING, Mich.—Thousands of protesters showed up at the Capitol for a second day Wednesday, this time to challenge Republican lawmakers' efforts to take away binding arbitration for police and fire...
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 | bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Madison police chief asks Walker to explain 'troubling' statementsMadison police chief asks Walker to explain 'troubling' statementsSTORYDISCUSSIONFont Size:Default font sizeLarger font sizeDEE J. ... coopmike48 |
 | bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Thank You, Wisconsin, For Carrying the FireThank You, Wisconsin, For Carrying the Fireby Jim HornThis is what democracy looks like as people begin to reclaim what is theirs. coopmike48 |
obrag.org - By Alyssa Battistoni / Salon / Feb. 24, 2011 Amid all the rightful outrage over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to do away with collective bargaining rights for public sector unions in Wisconsin, one ...
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obrag.org - And for Your Own Well Being So you’ve been seeing all this stuff in the media about what’s going on with workers in the mid-west, or the attacks on Planned Parenthood funding, or the move in the US...
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 | ufcw.blogspot.com - Yesterday nearly a hundred UFCW members from Local 538 and Local 1473 came from all over the state and converged on the Capitol to lobby for public workers. They had a little celebrity help from lo... coopmike48 |
schooltechconnect.com - I used to travel a lot before I became a hermit. In my time in Germany, I never once talked to anyone who thought that Ronald Reagan had anything to do with the fall of the Berlin Wall. The locals ...
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huffingtonpost.com - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats in the state Assembly agreed to a deal in the pre-dawn hours Thursday to limit debate and reach a vote, perhaps by midday, on a bill taking away public workers' ...
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northjersey.com - Opinion: Wisconsin v. Unions - A basic protection Timothy Rutten writes for McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. THE BLOODIEST battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere essentially happened b...
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host.madison.com - SHAWN DOHERTY | The Capital Times | sdoherty@madison.com madison.com | | Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:30 am Organizers from a coalition of advocacy groups say dozens of disabled residents...
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jsonline.com - Feb. 24, 2011 5:23 p.m. | Madison - The state Assembly neared completion Thursday on tabling Democratic amendments to Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill. The legislative body was due to finish ...
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labornotes.org - The spirit of Wisconsin is inspiring union members in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan to jam capitol buildings by the thousands to fight a raft of union-busting bills in their states. By aiming their a...
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blog.sojo.net - The current budget and deficit debate in America is now dominating the daily headlines. There is even talk of shutting down the government if the budget-cutters don’t get their way. There is no dou...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Lap Dog/Lap DanceLap Dog/Lap Danceby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)I used to travel a lot before I became a hermit. In my time in Germany, I never once talked to anyone who th...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: An attempt to manufacture a reading crisis in WisconsinAn attempt to manufacture a reading crisis in Wisconsinby skrashenOn Feb 22, CNSnews.com proclaimed that "Two-Thirds of Wiscon...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Which side are you on?Which side are you on?by Mike KlonskyAfter his friend and former colleague, Diane Ravitch declared, "I Stand With the Teachers of Wisconsin," AE...
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thedailyriff.com - 02.08.2011 | With the warnings about our culture's lack of empathy, attention span, scrutiny and desire for depth having reached a near cacophonous pitch, there are some powerful initiatives school...
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content.usatoday.com - Rep. Capuano regrets urging union supporters to get 'bloody'A Democratic congressman who told union supporters earlier this week they should "get a little bloody" apologized today for his heated rh...
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blog.aflcio.org - National focus is on events in Wisconsin, but workers in states around the nation are jamming state capitols where Republican governors and lawmakers are pushing legislation that would destroy the ...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - MoveOn.org Political ActionRally to Save the American DreamIn Wisconsin and around our country, the American Dream is under fierce attack. Instead of creating jobs, Republicans are giving tax break...
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news.change.org - The word Solidarity is thrown around the labor movement a lot. It means supporting your fellow workers; it means standing up for those in need; it means coming together and standing united; it mean...
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blogdmea.blogspot.com - There are many things happening at the local, state, and national level that will impact you and that give you an opportunity to GET ACTIVE! As we have seen in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio these la...
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obrag.org - By John Lawrence / Will Blog for Food There’s an ad on TV that features a righteously indignant woman who doesn’t want the government telling her what food products to buy at her local super market...
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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Middle class and poor Americans are sacrificing wages and benefits so "job creating" wealthy CEO's and corporations can comfortably exist. We are so desperate for work, that we will give up everyth...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Barbara J. Easterling: Retirees Proud to Stand With Public WorkersRetirees Proud to Stand With Public WorkersInspiringMotivatingMovingScaryOutrageousAmazingInnovativeHelpfulRead More: Alliance For ...
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statenewslines.com - Today is Thursday, February 24, 2011.Users Online: 1813
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dailycensored.com - There is much to shout about which is wonderful in the uprisings throughout North Africa and the Middle East. We should be joyful! The world is rumbling and shaking against oppressive rule; people’...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sacramento Press / Solidarity Candlelight VigilSolidarity Candlelight Vigilby David Alvarez, published on February 24, 2011 at 2:42PMStoryline: Festivals and Events Community Tags: capitol collecti...
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nwitimes.com - INDIANAPOLIS | The chants were louder and the mood more jubilant among thousands of protesters Wednesday at the Statehouse. Supporters of organized labor convened for a third consecutive day despit...
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businessinsider.com - I think Shep Smith may have guaranteed himself a dose of hate mail with this one. Here's how he explained to Juan Williams what's going on in Wisconsin on his Studio B show today. It's all politica...
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