3 results for author: William A. Franks, Jr.
ANOTHER DAY AT THE RALLY
On Saturday, Feb. 24, the American Federation of State and Municipal Employees, (AFSCME) and Friends, rallied in Solidarity at the Capitol of Wisconsin in Madison.
This Rally was part of a National Day of Action where Labor Unions and their Supporters gathered across the Country in a show of Solidarity. The themes echoed what one might expect to see, i.e., “…Unrig the System”, “It’s about Economic Justice!” and the like.
I’d guesstimate a few hundred folks joined in the activities and chanting. I was taken aback at seeing a lot of the same folks I saw during the Uprising circa 2011 in the Wake of the passage of Act 110 and Act 32. ...
ALL REAL POWER RESIDES IN THE PEOPLE
ALL REAL POWER RESIDES IN THE PEOPLE
(A Closer Look at Wisconsin Civil Service)
By William Franks, Jr. AFT-W Local 4848 Retiree, Emeritus Chief Steward and former Equal Opportunity Specialist of Senior Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Senator Fred Risser’s (The Dean of Wisconsin Legislators) grandfather, Ernie Warner, introduced the legislation in 1905 responsible for creating what we now refer to as the Wisconsin Civil Service System. Warner was a Republican Lafollette Progressive. As I listened to Senator Risser’s interview on Wisconsin Public Radio, he reminded us of the reasons the Progressives, the Liberals of their day, ...
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 (OSER).
The regulations WERC established to “implement” Wisconsin Statute ...