WHAT DO TEACHERS MAKE?
WHAT DO TEACHERS MAKE?
By Taylor Mali
A person was discounting a teacher’s work because he couldn’t see its value. After all, he reasoned, what did she “make”?
This is the reply he got, and I believe it’s worth repeating and pondering:
You want to know what I make?
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ student feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids wonder.
I make them ...
AN IMPORTANT COURT DECISION – Regarding Public Sector Union Representatives
AN IMPORTANT COURT DECISION
Regarding Public Sector Union Re-certification
By William A. Franks, Jr.
An important Court Decision regarding Public Sector Union Re-certification was issued by the Honorable John J. DiMotto, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 41, on July 31, 2015.
The Plaintiffs, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 150, and the Wisconsin Association of State Prosecutors (ASP), prevailed in four (4) cases filed against the Defendants, the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) and the Office of State Employment Relations ...
WHY UNIONS MATTER – Lest We Forget
WHY UNIONS MATTER
Lest We Forget
By Kath Michel
Labor Day, held on the first Monday of September, was designated, in 1894, as an annual federal holiday to celebrate and show appreciation for the work of labor organizations and for their contribution to the American economy.
After one hundred and six years, do we have anything left to celebrate? The Wisconsin Governor and his ilk have waged an all-out war on unions in Wisconsin. With stout financial support from a boatload of backers including Charles and David Koch, the Bradley Foundation (whose president and CEO, ...
BACK TO ALEC, BACK TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
BACK TO ALEC, BACK TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
By Rep Chris Taylor (D-Madison)
On the heels of a newly passed state budget that again leaves our K-12 public schools behind without ample and consistent funding, I recently headed back to where the school privatization push all began — the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC.
ALEC and its members, including the American Federation for Children, have become more powerful than our citizens’ voices at the state Capitol.
Despite massive public urging from Wisconsin school superintendents, principals, teachers, ...
ACTION NEEDED ON CLIMATE CHANGE
ACTION NEEDED ON CLIMATE CHANGE
By Rev. Janet Wolfe
Pope Francis issued his encyclical in June encouraging us to take action now on climate change. Then the Environmental Protection Agency issued its Clean Air Plan last week. Both of these are important to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the biggest contributor to global warming. Protecting the environment should not be a partisan issue, because it is extremely important for the future of the planet, for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ninety seven percent of scientists believe that ...
WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS
WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS
(A Multimedia Voice for Workers)
Doug Cunningham is the producer of Workers Independent News. This is a multimedia voice for workers. On the web you can read his daily labor news updates. You can also hear labor news on the radio.
Check the website for a station near you. www.LaborRadio.org
WIN (Workers Independent News) is the voice of working families in a world where the corporations dominate. There is no other national daily news on unions.
Eleven per cent of US workers are unionized, a minority. News of unions are outgunned. For ...
RIGHT-SIZING THE PENTAGON (how to reduce military spending and maintain security)
RIGHT-SIZING THE PENTAGON
(how to reduce military spending and maintain security)
By Philip Anderson
I believe we can reduce military spending without hurting national security. Reducing the huge cost of our military requires many reforms large and small. It requires reducing waste. We need to take the profit out of war. We need to demilitarize our foreign policy. And we need to “right size” the military.
Reduce the waste.
Waste is endemic in the military and is the obvious place to begin reducing costs. Waste happens everywhere at every level from ...
PREVAILING WAGE
PREVAILING WAGE
By John Spiegelhoff
Prevailing wage is the minimum hourly wage employers must pay certain workers who work on construction projects where state dollars are used to fund the construction. The prevailing wage includes the employer's cost of benefits.
Prevailing wage is used in any construction project funded in whole or in part by federal or state funds. For example, state-funded projects can be projects to construct highways, roads, wastewater treatment plants, public utilities, colleges, schools or park and recreation improvements. The prevailing wage ...
WISCONSIN’S RANKING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
WISCONSIN’S RANKING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
By Joyce Luedke
DO YOU KNOW?
June of 2015 in the latest Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation survey.
***The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurship , respected around the world, focuses on education and small business start-ups. See page 10 for rankings and page 67 for Wisconsin’s profile.
*** Wisconsin’s job creation ranking in the nation fell from 31st in December, 2014, to 38th in March*** Wisconsin’s ranking for small business start-ups dropped from 45th in 2014 to 50th in, 2015.
*** Wisconsin lags the nation: ...
POPE FRANCIS CALLS FOR WORLD DAY OF PRAYER ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
POPE FRANCIS CALLS FOR WORLD DAY OF PRAYER ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
By Virginia Kirsch
Pope Francis called for a World Day of Prayer for Care of the Earth on September 1. Care of the Earth is top priority for Pope Francis. He wishes all of us could realize our responsibility in caring for the earth and protecting it for the next generations.
Pope Francis said that on September 1, people can “reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he has entrusted to our care.”
Stewardship of the earth crosses ...
