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huffingtonpost.com - I woke up this morning from a dream of teachers on strike in a large group of protesters that resembled in size those in the Middle East. I didn't realize how much the Wisconsin protests against th...

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whbl.com - Madison, Wis. (Learfield) - The largest crowds of the week rallied at the Wisconsin state Capitol Friday, but today's gathering could top that. State Department of Administration officials estimate...

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washingtonpost.com - If the post-election lame-duck session belonged to President Obama, Republicans in Washington and the states have seized the offensive in the early weeks of 2011. But to what end?Budget battles in ...

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jsonline.com - Feb. 18, 2011 11:18 p.m. | Madison — The Assembly teetered on the brink of chaos Friday evening but then adjourned peacefully after Republicans rescinded a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair...

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edweek.org - Madison, Wis.A state Capitol thrown into political chaos swelled for a fifth day with nearly 70,000 protesters, as supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state workers challe...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - bigeducationape.blogspot.com - In Madison, Wisconsin, crowds police estimated at 25,000 engulfed the Capitol and its lawns during a third day of protests. Photographer: Mark Hirsch/Getty ImagesIn w...

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dissidentvoice.org - For decades, organized labor has been hammered after painful years of organizing, taking to the streets, going on strike, holding boycotts, battling police and National Guard forces, and paying wit...

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host.madison.com - Capital Times editorial madison.com | | Posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011 7:30 am Gov. Scott Walker says he has just a few words for the legislators, teachers and public employees who have chosen...

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bostonherald.com - MADISON, Wis. — About 200 protesters spent the night in the Wisconsin state Capitol leading up to what police were anticipating would be the largest crowds seen yet in the weeklong demonstrations. ...

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wqad.com - By Associated Press 5:20 p.m. CST, February 18, 2011

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - by treed [editor] | Discuss 2Tags: activism, activist, Education Support Professionals, ESP, Gov. Scott Walker, Scott Walker, Union, WI,Wisconsin, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin...

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salon.com - Ap Photo/ M. Spencer Green Wisconsin Democratic state Sen. Jon Erpenbach in a downtown Chicago hotel. He and other Democratic senators fled Wisconsin on Thursday to block a vote on a sweeping anti-...

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time.com - Democratic Wisconsin Assembly members cheer on the fourth day of large-scale protests at the state capitol in Madison on Feb. 18, 2011 Andy Manis / AP Photo On Tuesday, Feb. 15, Secretary of Educat...

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weblogg-ed.com - Meant to post this yesterday, but didn’t get time. I think the headlines tell the tale around education right now. MICHIGANNEW JERSEYWISCONSINCONNECTICUTI didn’t even get to look at Texas… These ar...

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csmonitor.com - At stake in the fight between unions and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is the perception of public-sector unions and how much clout they'll retain in an era of tight budgets for state and local g...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - By E.J. Dionne Jr. As the Battle of Madison continues, I can't resist calling attention to two charts in two newspapers Saturday morning that point to quite different conclusions about the relative...

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wiscnews.com - The scene was not dramatic - no marches, no protests and no colorful rhetoric - but tension was in the air Monday night at the Columbus School Board meeting. Board members were considering for the ...

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cbsnews.com - (CBSNews) Protests are continuing at the State Capitol in Madison against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposal to eliminate public employee unions' right to collective bargaining, as well as i...

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host.madison.com - DEVIN ROSE | drose@madison.com | 608-252-6143 madison.com | | Posted: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:14 pm Protesters in Madison are getting support from near and far, whether it's the offer of a couc...

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upi.com - Published: Feb. 19, 2011 at 10:02 AMWASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The 14 Wisconsin state senators who left the state this week to block a vote should be admired, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, ...

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democraticunderground.com - Calif. governor won't target collective bargaining Source: APSACRAMENTO, Calif.—Gov. Jerry Brown, who approved collective bargaining for California government workers during his first gubernatorial...

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chicagotribune.com - Associated Press 4:55 a.m. CST, February 19, 2011chi-ap-vt-democrats-wiscons MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Democrats and labor activists are planning to rally Tuesday in Montpelier in support of legisl...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - wuwm.com - WUWM News Senate Democrats Remain on the MoveBy Ann-Elise HenzlFebruary 18, 2011 | WUWM | Milwaukee, WI Protests continue at the Capitol in Madison, over a bill critics call a “union-bus...

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obrag.org - What does democracy look like? Does it look like teachers, police, firefighters, librarians, nurses, the people who remove snow and trash, and social workers who have peacefully and in large number...

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fox6now.com - By Associated Press 3:24 p.m. CST, February 19, 2011

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reuters.com - Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:08pm EST * Tea Party-backed rally outnumbered* Atmosphere friendly despite confrontation fears By James Kelleher MADISON, Wis., Feb 19 (Reuters) - Supporters of legislation to re...

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obrag.org - Of course, there are no riots. None. Not one. But that’s what the Right Wing talking heads want us all to believe. That’s what the Republican elected officials are telling us. They want us to ...

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jsonline.com - Feb. 19, 2011 | The explosive budget fight in Madison, like the explosive budget fight in Washington, is setting the table for the 2012 election. Part of the same basic struggle, the two battles ar...

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npr.org - Enlarge Mark Hirsch/Getty Images National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks to protesters in Wisconsin's Capital Rotunda Friday during a rally opposing Gov. Scott Walker's bill threatening co...

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obrag.org - By James Kelleher / Reuters / Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:55pm EST MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Supporters of legislation to reduce public employee union bargaining power and benefits in Wisconsin were fa...

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chicagotribune.com - ct-edit-voices-0220-20110219 Why Wisconsin? A distinctive thing about us is how good our public employees' benefits are. The cut we — I'm one of them — are being asked to take is severe. (I'm looki...

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host.madison.com - 12:50 p.m.:Gov. Scott Walker Saturday tells the missing senators to come back to the Capitol. "Senator Erpenbach, Senator Miller, and his fellow Democrats should come back to Wisconsin to do their ...

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wifr.com - JANESVILLE (WIFR) -- Rallies continue at Wisconsin's capitol; tens of thousands of protestors are making their voices heard; firefighters and even local teachers like David Parr, President of the J...

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seattlepi.com - Last updated February 19, 2011 8:13 a.m. PT By SAM HANANEL AND JIM KUHNHENNASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2011, file photo AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addresses demonstrators at th...

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npr.org - February 18, 2011 from WPR Protests continued Friday at the Wisconsin state Capitol building, as several missing Democratic state senators hold up action on a plan to reduce union bargaining rights...

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abcnews.go.com - By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MADISON, Wis. February 19, 2011 (AP)A birthplace of the progressive movement is crackling with a fervor not seen in decades, as students from the famously liberal U...

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npr.org - A state Capitol thrown into chaos swelled for a fifth day with thousands of protesters, as supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state workers added their voices to the nati...

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milwaukeecourieronline.com - EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIERHome » Editorials Continue sacrificing for the greater good 19 February 2011 189 views ...

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foxnews.com - President Obama and his political machine are offering tactical support to organized labor, which is trying to re-energize and take advantage of the growing backlash from the wave of anti-union sen...

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dailykos.com - In order to cause a recall election, a person or group has to register with the appropriate filing official, then they have 60 days to gather signatures from within that district totaling 25% of th...

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mediaite.com - videoThese out-of-left-field (politically as well as figuratively) labor protests in Wisconsin have brought out the weird in cable news. Glenn Beck retreated to his studio to study the rise of the ...

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jsonline.com - Feb. 18, 2011 5:22 p.m. | Madison - The Madison School District has gone to court to get teachers back to work. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the district late Friday filed for an injunction ...

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sandiego.com - Fueled by Scott Walker, Wisconsin's Republican governor and pushed by the State Senate, a bill has been introduced that would cut collective bargaining rights for public workers and slash benefits ...

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host.madison.com - PAT SCHNEIDER | The Capital Times | pschneider@madison.com madison.com | | Posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:35 pm The day after civil rights leader Jesse Jackson traveled to Wisconsin to addre...

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npr.org - Enlarge Alex Brandon/ASSOCIATED PRESS House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Feb. 17, 2011. Alex Brandon/ASSOCIATED PRESS House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Feb. 17, 2011. Responding to the efforts o...

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blog.aflcio.org - Wisconsin’s Republican legislators have put off a vote on a bill that would undermine good, middle-class jobs and take collective bargaining rights away from some 200,000 public employees, accordin...

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news.yahoo.com - The struggle over a budget repair bill in Wisconsin took an ominous turn Friday night as the Wisconsin State Assembly was forced to adjourn due to security concerns. Meanwhile fears for the safety ...

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host.madison.com - JESSICA VANEGEREN | The Capital Times | jvanegeren@madison.com madison.com | | Posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011 6:30 am Word is circulating through the conservative press that it's a little roug...

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International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) General President Harold Schaitberge #wisolidarity #wiunion #weac


International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) General President Harold Schaitberger addresses the crowd gathered on the Wisconsin Capitol Square in Madison, Wis. on Feb. 17, 2011. Protests and demonstrations are ongoing in response to provisions in Gov. Walker's budget repair bill that would strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights.
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As Public Employees in Wisconsin and Nationwide Protest Cuts in Collective Bargaining, del Valle Defends Essential Rights to Association #wisolidari

Del Valle for Mayor | For All Chicago For Every Neighborhood: As Public Employees in Wisconsin and Nationwide Protest Cuts in Collective Bargaining, del Valle Defends Essential Rights to Association

As Public Employees in Wisconsin and Nationwide Protest Cuts in Collective Bargaining, del Valle Defends Essential Rights to Association

by Vanessa del Valle
Pledges, as mayor, to fight against measures to undermine workers’ rights


(February 19, 2011) CHICAGO--As the city entered the final weekend before the mayoral election, candidate and Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle expressed his support for public employees across the country, including in Wisconsin, who are fighting to protect their collective bargaining rights.

“Today, as thousands gather just a few hours away, in Madison, Wisconsin, to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s attempt to undermine the rights of workers in his state, I express my solidarity with those workers,” del Valle said.

“What’s happening in Wisconsin has implications for Chicago. In Illinois,

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Democurmudgeon: Song: "14 Senators" Walker protest update.. #wisolidarity #wiunion #weac

Democurmudgeon: Song: "14 Senators" Walker protest update....

Song: "14 Senators" Walker protest update....


14 Senators - a song by Ken Lonnquist (written 2-18-2011)






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Protesters in Madison are getting support from near and far, whether it's the offer of a couch to crash on near the Capitol or Ian's Pizza ordered from around the country.
As of Friday, more than 200 people had been invited to a Facebook event aimed at finding out-of-town protesters a place to sleep. Capitol-area residents offer couches, sleeping bags and even
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Education Support Professionals Shoulder-to-Shoulder in Madison Education Votes #wisolidarity #wiunion #weac

Education Votes

Education Support Professionals Shoulder-to-Shoulder in Madison

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A three-hour drive to Madison to stand and march and protest the injustice of Governor Walker’s proposed bill to still her voice and strip her rights as a worker?

You bet. Whitehall Education Support Professional local member Sonja Lyngen decided it was the right thing to do – for her, her family, her co-workers and her grand children. She said “I just could not stand by and do nothing. So here I am.”

Among the thousands of public employees and allies you will find not a few Wisconsin Education Association Council ESP members. She could not say how many because of the sheer number of people packed into the city. But they are there and they are making their presence known.

A Wisconsin native, she has always lived in her school district and worked in the schools for over 30 years. She said, “I cannot express how upsetting this all is to me and my co-workers. Taking

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The Washington Teacher: WTU's Letter To Mayor Gray Re Furloughs

The Washington Teacher: WTU's Letter To Mayor Gray Re Furloughs

WTU's Letter To Mayor Gray Re Furloughs

by Candi Peterson

Friday, February 18, 2011

Mayor Vincent C. Gray

Government of the District of Columbia

Executive Office of the Mayor

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 316

Washington, DC 20004

RE: Alternatives to Furloughs

SENT BY MAIL

Dear Mayor Gray:

On Wednesday, February 16, 2011 District of Columbia Public Schools’ teachers received a letter informing them of four (4) mandatory furlough days. A copy of this letter has been attached for your reference. The Washington Teachers’ Union believes teachers should not suffer due to poor budget decisions made by senior level DC government officials. These same officials also violated city spending laws, causing employees economic hardship and reducing confidence in our city’s

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Our students’ performance consistently ranks first or second nationally.[1] Our public schools draw people to New Jersey and are critical for maintaining the state's economy and property values. Yet our excellent public schools are under a political attack that will destroy them unless parents and other concerned residents speak up.

Assault on New Jersey's Public Schools Part I - Fiscal Starvation

  • In February 2010, the State confiscated $475 million that school districts had set aside for necessary capital improvements[2]
  • This year’s budget cut an additional $820 million from the state’s schools
  • The 2 percent property tax cap prevents school districts from making up these budget cuts and the proposed “tool kit” reform would do nothing to offset the current costs faced by these districts[3]

While the full impact of these draconian funding cuts is yet to be fully realized, school districts around the state already have been forced to lay off teachers and dramatically increase class sizes; eliminate art, music, language, full-day kindergarten and extracurricular programs; and cut the transportation necessary to insure our children's safety.[4] And, next year’s State budget is sure to bring additional cuts.[5]

Assault on New Jersey's Public Schools Part II - Eroding Local Control
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Save Our Schools NJ « Parents Across America

New Jersey currently has one of the best public school systems in the country.
Check out the policy goals of one of our newest affiliates, Save Our Schools NJ, formed to preserve the quality of New Jersey’s public school system from devastating budget cuts and privatization.
Save Our Schools NJ (SOSnj) is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization of parents and other concerned residents who believe that all New Jersey children should have access to a high quality public education.
Our group initially formed in early 2010 – during the State Budget cuts – when we
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Cheesehead Rally NYC - Standing in Solidarity with Wisconsin Workers#wisolidarity #wiunion #weac


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February 18, 2011, New Yorkers took to the streets to show their support for workers in Wisconsin after union-busting WI Gov. Scott Walker promised to call out the National Guard against striking workers.

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Some Pretty Interesting Additions to “The Best…” List on On Wisconsin Struggle | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day#wisolidarity #wiunion #weac

Some Pretty Interesting Additions to “The Best…” List on On Wisconsin Struggle | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Some Pretty Interesting Additions to “The Best…” List on On Wisconsin Struggle

by Larry Ferlazzo

Here are some new, and pretty interesting, additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Attacks On Teachers & Other Public Sector Workers In Wisconsin:

Fiscal Crisis Strikes At Labor’s Core: Public Workers is from NPR.

Union battle echoes beyond Wisconsin: ‘We’re fighting for our very existence’ is from The Christian Science Monitor.

The real Republican strategy by Robert Reich

Why FDR would support the Wisconsin protests is from Salon.

Here’s a video of firefighters — who are exempted from the changes proposed by Gov. Walker — marching into the state capitol playing bagpipes to support the protest by teachers and other public sector employees:

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School Tech Connect: The Power of Digital Storytelling #wisolidarity #wiunion #weac

School Tech Connect: The Power of Digital Storytelling

The Power of Digital Storytelling

by noreply@blogger.com (Tim)

Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill Protest from Matt Wisniewski on Vimeo.



Hats off to Matt Wisniewski.
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