Unions Brought You Holidays
“Unions, the folks that brought you the weekend”
Bumper sticker
"Where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost."
President Ronald Reagan
“Every advance in this half-century--Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another--came with the support and leadership of American Labor.”
President Jimmy Carter
Holidays exist because of labor unions. Like weekends, paid vacations, and retirement programs they exist because of union negotiated work agreements with employers. These agreements set ...
Hunger and Homlessness Sumit
HUNGER & HOMELESSNESS SUMMIT ON JANUARY 24
U. S. Representative Sean Duffy (WI-07) will host his fifth annual Hunger & Homelessness Summit on Wednesday, January 24 in Rothschild, WI.
This year’s summit will feature an interactive presentation on Congressman Duffy’s “Rural Relief Initiative” and healthy families, healthy housing.
Keynote speakers include:
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson
Nan Roman, President of the National Alliance to End Homelessness
Expert Panelists include:
Deputy Secretary ...
CITIZEN ACTION OF WISCONSIN UPDATE
North Central Organizing Co-op Update:
Between Christmas and the New Year, members of the Citizen Action North Central Organizing Co-op worked toward getting PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) resolutions passed in 7 counties, with 3 likely being voted on in the next 1-2 months.
This has involved co-op members, from Rusk, Vilas and Oneida counties designing talking points for business owners and elected officials making the case for PACE. These members have then reached out to their County chairs and supervisors about supporting it.
The 7 counties that are ...
CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
Senator Orrin Hatch had this to say in December about the Children’s Health Insurance Program (which he helped to create): “The reason CHIP’s having trouble is that we don’t have money anymore.” Senator Hatch voted for the tax bill that gives 83% of the tax cuts to the top 1% of Americans. Middle class taxpayers will see minimal tax relief for seven years. After 2025, taxes for the middle class will rise. Congressman Duffy also voted for this obscene bill.
The stop gap funding for CHIP which was passed December 21st will fund the program through ...
END CHILD POVERTY CAMPAIGN (POWERPOINT)
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AMERICA’S NEW GREATNESS
It’s been a crushing year. One after another, hard-won social advancements have been blocked or dismantled in the rush to “Make American Great Again.” But what does that even mean?
Exactly when was America greater? When everyone used outdoor toilets? When women couldn’t work outside the home? When skin color decided who could marry whom, or vote, or eat at a lunch counter?
Is ‘great again’ a worthy goal, the best we should expect? Is the conservative mantra right, that free enterprise and individual liberty “under limited government” was and ...
Please Contact Your School Board
I am the parent of a first grader in the district. There are hungry children in our Wausau schools. I’m working on the “no thank you table/food pantry” at my son’s school. But we need accessible food pantries established on-site in all our schools. We need a clear district policy addressing this critical need.
Some schools have food pantries already, or the beginning phases of one. Some of our schools have greater needs than other school, but there are hungry students in every school and we need one in every school.
There is so much opportunity for donation ...
NEW ONLINE VIDEO LIBRARY
Be sure to look at the New Video Library starting up on the Grassroots North Shore website:
http://www.grassrootsnorthshore.com/vids
Currently we have five informational videos in our library- 1:30 to 4 minutes in length.
1) Women have a lot to lose.
2) The myth of the rich job creators
3) Why we have to regulate high capacity wells
4) How foreclosures affect Milwaukee
5) Fair treatment for rehabilitated felons.
We need your comments to help us decide how to grow this library. What topics are of interest to you? Would you pass videos on to friends ...
Somewhere to Begin
There is nothing like some good music to bring in the new year. Sitting by the fire, with a good hot toddy, I am reminded of a number of songs that provide encouragement in these dark and troubled times. These songs remind me that if changes are to come, there are things that must be done to make things better. This is a process – not an event - and has been going on for many years. We don't always win the battles but we have to keep trying. And we CAN do it if everyone would lend a hand. I'd like to share with you a few songs for the new year.
Let’s begin with ...
FOOD PANTRIES NEEDED IN WAUSAU SCHOOLS
I am the parent of a first grader in the district. There are hungry children in our Wausau schools. I’m working on the “no thank you table/food pantry” at my son’s school. But we need accessible food pantries established on-site in all our schools. We need a clear district policy addressing this critical need.
Sections 1100 and 5900 of the Wausau School Board Policy identify advancing student learning, achievement and success as goals, stating “…it is important to provide a healthy learning environment by supporting wellness, good nutrition and regular ...
