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Wisconsin Republicans Take Another Step Toward Silencing Workers and...

Late Wednesday night, the Wisconsin state Senate voted 17–15 to advance a “right to work” bill that has been widely criticized as harmful to the working families of the state. Thousands rallied...

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Wisconsin Rallies Set to Stop ‘Right to Work’ Fast Track—Here’s How You Can Help

The news from Wisconsin, during Gov. Scott Walker’s era, is once again bad for working families. The legislature is not only planning to introduce “right to work” legislation this week, it intends to...

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Walker Says Minimum Wage Serves No Purpose

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) doesn’t believe the minimum wage “serves a purpose.” Yes, that’s what he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board Tuesday. It should come as no surprise then...

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Supreme Court Blocks Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Wisconsin from implementing the nation’s strictest voter photo ID law that could have denied more than 300,000 registered voters the right to vote in the Nov....

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Horrible: Supreme Court Allows North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions to Go...

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday allowed key parts of one of the most restrictive voting rights laws in the nation to go forward. A federal appeals court had enjoined the provisions and North Carolina...

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6 Reasons Why Scott Walker Is One of the Worst Candidates for Working...

It’s an election year and we are quickly approaching the time when working families will have the opportunity to go to the polls and vote against a whole host of extreme candidates who support policies...

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Scott Walker Strongly Opposes Raising The Minimum Wage, So He Can’t Be...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, infamous across the country for his anti-union policies, is also an opponent of raising the minimum wage. Unfortunately for him, he will share the November ballot with a...

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Two Of Nation’s Most Restrictive ALEC-Backed Voting Laws Blocked On The Same Day

On April 29, 2014, restrictive voting laws in both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania were dealt major blows. In Wisconsin, the voter ID law passed in 2011 and backed by Gov. Scott Walker was struck down by a...

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Most Wisconsin Republican Senators Who Support Limiting Early Voting Rights...

In a stunning display of hypocrisy, 15 of the 17 Wisconsin state senators who voted to restrict early voting hours in Wisconsin have themselves voted early.  Senate Bill 324 would prohibit voters from...

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Don’t Be Fooled: Insurance Companies, Stubborn Politicians Are Behind High...

The health insurance industry is reacting badly to President Obama’s announced health care “fix” — which would allow customers to keep health plans that may not meet minimum standards. “This decision...

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ALEC Says No Sick Days (or Democracy) for You

In the last three years, nine states have added new laws that prohibit local governments from passing paid sick leave ordinances. Seven of these laws were passed in 2013 alone and 14 states introduced...

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What’s Behind Wisconsin’s High Health Insurance Premiums? His Name Is Scott...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s rejection of federal Medicaid money and his “hands-off approach to rate regulation” has lead to higher than average health insurance premiums in the Badger State. How...

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Scott Walker Unironically Tweets About Labor Day. We Respond.

Happy Labor Day! — Governor Walker (@GovWalker) September 2, 2013 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker made himself a household name when in 2011 he worked with his legislative allies to strip collective...

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14 Worker Struggles To Pay Attention To This Labor Day

Sure, to some people #LaborDayIs about barbecues and fashion rules. But #LaborDayIs also about, you know, labor. Today, workers across the country are struggling for decent wages, safe workplaces,...

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North Carolina Unemployment Rises As Attacks on Workers and Voters Continue

The radical policies of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his legislative allies is having the opposite effect they said it would. North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent in July,...

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40 Years Later, ALEC is Finally Being Exposed

Nearly 3,000 protesters took to the Chicago streets yesterday outside the 40th anniversary meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. A quick primer: ALEC is an organization that...

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Palermo’s Agrees to Reinstate Eight Fired Workers

In a settlement reached with the Palermo Workers Union and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Palermo’s Pizza has agreed to return eight fired workers to their former jobs with back pay. The...

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A Nonpartisan Ethics Organization Just Named the Worst Governor in America....

The nonpartisan Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has declared Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker the “Worst Governor in America.” Even though he had fierce competition from...

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PHOTOS: In Scott Walker’s Wisconsin, Teachers and Others Arrested for Singing

Photo by @RWwatchMA on Twitter For three days straight, police have made multiple arrests in Wisconsin’s state Capitol. Their crime? Singing. Well, more specifically, their alleged crime is violating...

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Michigan Senate Republicans Prove That, Actually, They Love Intrusive...

Down with big government, cry Michigan Republicans! Except when it comes to workers’ rights. Yesterday the Michigan Senate voted 25-13 to pass a sick leave “preemption bill,” SB 173, which bans cities...

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