Wisconsin Union Bashing Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/politics/wisconsin-union-bashing/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 02:29:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png Wisconsin Union Bashing Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/politics/wisconsin-union-bashing/ 32 32 12773863 Great Teachers Make Great Schools https://ezkool.com/2015/09/great-teachers-make-great-schools/ https://ezkool.com/2015/09/great-teachers-make-great-schools/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2015 01:30:18 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59749 Another school year. It’s my 32nd as a teacher and I can still say that I love what I’m doing and believe that I am contributing to the betterment of society. I just wish that at some point before I go to the Great Faculty Room in the Sky, you know, the one where the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/09/great-teachers-make-great-schools/feed/ 0 59749 The August Election https://ezkool.com/2015/08/the-august-election/ https://ezkool.com/2015/08/the-august-election/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:50:53 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59725 OK, I’ll play along. According to the polls, the guesses, the conventional wisdom, the money and the low-down, scandal-mongering, hyper-partisan, yellow-dog press, we now know who’s going to win that all-important August 2015 presidential election. I’m sure you know that this election is a rather unusual one in American politics because it doesn’t take place […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/08/the-august-election/feed/ 0 59725 Education By Dummies https://ezkool.com/2015/06/education-by-dummies/ https://ezkool.com/2015/06/education-by-dummies/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2015 18:15:48 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59046 Politicians can talk all they want about how changes to the American education system such as the Common Core, new testing rubrics and teacher evaluation systems will vault us into the top tiers of learned nations over the next few years, but, really, that’s not going to happen if what’s happening in Arizona and other […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/06/education-by-dummies/feed/ 0 59046 Afraid of Rubio? They All Scare Me. https://ezkool.com/2015/05/afraid-of-rubio-they-all-scare-me/ https://ezkool.com/2015/05/afraid-of-rubio-they-all-scare-me/#respond Mon, 25 May 2015 23:53:18 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58994 Ooohhh! Scary!!! Yes, The New York Times reported last week that many Democrats are most afraid of a presidential match-up between Hillary and…Marco Rubio. Scary!!! And why? Because…he has a story! Scary!!! And he’s good looking. And he’s a good speaker. And he’s Hispanic and his father came here from Cuba and he won big […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/05/afraid-of-rubio-they-all-scare-me/feed/ 0 58994 Pensions in the Age of GOP Math https://ezkool.com/2015/04/pensions-in-the-age-of-gop-math/ https://ezkool.com/2015/04/pensions-in-the-age-of-gop-math/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:41:51 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58738 Things are getting a bit complicated in New Jersey for Governor Christie, and that’s having a major effect on when (and it will be when) he announces his bid for the presidency. Yes, he is waiting for the economy to improve and the George Washington Bridge scandal to go away, but now he’s added what […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/04/pensions-in-the-age-of-gop-math/feed/ 0 58738 In Education, Teachers Must Lead the Way https://ezkool.com/2014/09/in-education-teachers-must-lead-the-way/ https://ezkool.com/2014/09/in-education-teachers-must-lead-the-way/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:10:44 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=54414 Aside from the December holiday season, the back-to-school late August and early September rush has the most profound effects on the United States. Shopping patterns change, traffic gets worse, and the general tenor of every community shifts to accommodate the children and adults who work in education. Welcome to this year’s edition. Some things have […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/09/in-education-teachers-must-lead-the-way/feed/ 0 54414 With a Court Like This, Who Needs Congress? https://ezkool.com/2014/06/with-a-court-like-this-who-needs-congress/ https://ezkool.com/2014/06/with-a-court-like-this-who-needs-congress/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:49:01 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52714 The Tea Party and most social conservatives can sleep easily throughout the summer now. The two Supreme Court decisions rendered on Monday should delight the right and make the inaction across the street in the Capitol seems like a mere distraction. Like a fly buzzing around the collective government heads. The conservative revolution has been […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/06/with-a-court-like-this-who-needs-congress/feed/ 0 52714 Union Workers Get Smacked https://ezkool.com/2014/02/union-workers-get-smacked/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/union-workers-get-smacked/#respond Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:34:19 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48554 In case you missed it, the anti-union movement is alive, well, and gloating over its success while working people in both the public and private sectors suffer from stagnant and negative wages, more expensive benefits and the prospect of losing what dignity they have at the altar of unfettered free enterprise and wealthy-worship. The story […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/union-workers-get-smacked/feed/ 0 48554 The State of the Unions https://ezkool.com/2013/08/the-state-of-the-unions/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/the-state-of-the-unions/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:08:36 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41320 There’s been a lot of talk recently about workers. You know, the people who do the work in this country and who expect to be paid a livable wage while earning a little respect from employers and customers. The problem is that somewhere along the way, the conservative revolution has been glorifying the wealthy while […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/the-state-of-the-unions/feed/ 0 41320 Woman Arrested for Attacking Reporters With Rock, Baseball bat and Two Pit Bulls https://ezkool.com/2013/06/arrested-for-attacking-reporters/ https://ezkool.com/2013/06/arrested-for-attacking-reporters/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:31:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=36495 This is the type of action that looks bad on a whole group of people. Yes, her daughter was shot and it is understandable that she is upset about the shooting, but why turn violent against an innocent reporter who was just informing you that the person who shot your daughter was arrested? For this […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/06/arrested-for-attacking-reporters/feed/ 0 36495 Republicans Hate Unions. Why Is That? – Video https://ezkool.com/2012/05/republicans-hate-unions-why-is-that-video/ https://ezkool.com/2012/05/republicans-hate-unions-why-is-that-video/#respond Fri, 25 May 2012 02:45:33 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=17503 The reason was always obvious, but hearing Rachel Maddow explain why Republicans hate unions put a level of simplicity to the topic that anyone and everyone should get… even Republicans.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/05/republicans-hate-unions-why-is-that-video/feed/ 0 17503 With Three Weeks to Recall, Walker Leads in Wisconsin https://ezkool.com/2012/05/with-three-weeks-to-recall-walker-leads-in-wisconsin/ https://ezkool.com/2012/05/with-three-weeks-to-recall-walker-leads-in-wisconsin/#respond Wed, 16 May 2012 18:28:30 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=17409 A new Marquette Law School Poll in Wisconsin shows that with three weeks to go until the recall election Gov. Scott Walker (R) has taken a six point lead over Tom Barrett (D), 50% to 44%, among likely voters. Three weeks ago, Walker’s lead was just one point. Said pollster Charles Franklin: “While both parties show unusual […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/05/with-three-weeks-to-recall-walker-leads-in-wisconsin/feed/ 0 17409 Scott Walker Quietly Signs Bill To Repeal Equal Pay For Women in Wisconsin https://ezkool.com/2012/04/scott-walker-quietly-signs-bill-to-repeal-equal-pay-for-women-in-wisconsin/ https://ezkool.com/2012/04/scott-walker-quietly-signs-bill-to-repeal-equal-pay-for-women-in-wisconsin/#respond Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:36:39 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=16691 The 2009 Equal Pay Enforcement Act was meant to deter employers from discriminating against certain groups by giving workers more avenues via which to press charges. Among other provisions, it allows individuals to plead their cases in the less costly, more accessible state circuit court system, rather than just in federal court. In November, the state Senate approved SB 202, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/04/scott-walker-quietly-signs-bill-to-repeal-equal-pay-for-women-in-wisconsin/feed/ 0 16691 Court Strikes Down Part of Scott Walker’s Anti Union Law https://ezkool.com/2012/03/court-strikes-down-part-of-scott-walkers-anti-union-law/ https://ezkool.com/2012/03/court-strikes-down-part-of-scott-walkers-anti-union-law/#respond Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:04:08 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=16569 The Huffington Post reports: Just over a year after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed a measure taking away most collective bargaining rights for public workers, labor unions scored a victory as a federal court struck down portions of the law. The court ruled that the state cannot prevent public sector unions from automatically deducting […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/03/court-strikes-down-part-of-scott-walkers-anti-union-law/feed/ 0 16569 One Month To Go Before Scott Walker’s Goose Starts Cooking https://ezkool.com/2011/12/one-month-to-go-before-scott-walkers-goose-start-cooking/ https://ezkool.com/2011/12/one-month-to-go-before-scott-walkers-goose-start-cooking/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:34:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=14202 The water’s a-boiling, and Walker is literally feeling the heat. He has bombarded Wisconsin airwaves with television ads trying to convince the people that his failed policies are just what they need. But once the fire is lit, it’s just a matter of time before the feast begins. MADISON — Organizers of the historic recall effort […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/12/one-month-to-go-before-scott-walkers-goose-start-cooking/feed/ 0 14202 Scott Walker “Looks Forward” To Defending His Non-Existent Accomplishments https://ezkool.com/2011/11/scott-walker-looks-forward-to-defending-his-non-existent-accomplishments/ https://ezkool.com/2011/11/scott-walker-looks-forward-to-defending-his-non-existent-accomplishments/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:34:04 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=13759 The efforts to recall Wisconsin’s Union busting Republican governor Scott Walker is in full swing, with organizers saying last week that they already collected over 300,000 signatures in the first 12 days since starting the recall process. A total of 540,200 signatures are needed by January 17th to force the recall election in the spring […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/11/scott-walker-looks-forward-to-defending-his-non-existent-accomplishments/feed/ 0 13759 Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker Admits He Made A Mistake https://ezkool.com/2011/07/wisconsins-governor-scott-walker-admits-he-made-a-mistake/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/wisconsins-governor-scott-walker-admits-he-made-a-mistake/#respond Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:01:46 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10195 Scott Walker and his Republican goons instituted some of the most radical right winged policies Wisconsin has ever seen, but what caused the Republican governor to admit he made a mistake was not the policies themselves – policies that caused hundreds of thousands to protests on a daily basis and to takeover the assembly house […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/wisconsins-governor-scott-walker-admits-he-made-a-mistake/feed/ 0 10195 Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Scott Walker https://ezkool.com/2011/06/wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-scott-walker/ https://ezkool.com/2011/06/wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-scott-walker/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:43:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=9543 The victory in the lower court was short-lived. Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Scott Walker’s union busting bill did not break any laws, in essence, voiding a previous ruling by a lower court. The ruling claims; The court ruled that Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi’s ruling, which had held up implementation of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/06/wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-scott-walker/feed/ 1 9543 Weiner Pulls Out… of Scheduled Wisconsin Event https://ezkool.com/2011/06/weiner-pulls-out-of-event/ https://ezkool.com/2011/06/weiner-pulls-out-of-event/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:16:29 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=9356 Democratic congressman from New York, Anthony Weiner has had enough, so instead of going to a scheduled event in Wisconsin this weekend and being faced with more questions about the picture of a man’s bulging private parts, sent from his twitter account to a 21-year-old, Weiner has decided that spending time “with his family” is […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/06/weiner-pulls-out-of-event/feed/ 0 9356 Wisconsin Republicans Now Going After Police And Firefighter Unions https://ezkool.com/2011/05/wisconsin-republicans-now-going-after-police-and-firefighter-unions/ https://ezkool.com/2011/05/wisconsin-republicans-now-going-after-police-and-firefighter-unions/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 00:59:33 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=9090 And so, the inevitable happened. Scott Walker and his Republican goons in Wisconsin have now turned their union busting efforts against Wisconsin’s police and firefighters. Local firefighters and police officers are vowing to fight legislation proposed last week that would limit their ability to collectively bargain and negotiate contracts. Rep. Bob Ziegelbauer, I-Manitowoc, introduced the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/05/wisconsin-republicans-now-going-after-police-and-firefighter-unions/feed/ 1 9090 Fraud Detected In Republicans Paperwork To Recall Wisconsin Democrats https://ezkool.com/2011/05/fraud-detected-in-republicans-paperwork-to-recall-wisconsin-democrats/ https://ezkool.com/2011/05/fraud-detected-in-republicans-paperwork-to-recall-wisconsin-democrats/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 00:55:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=8922 We are not surprised. Democrats in the state of Wisconsin saw a need for this, and they are beginning the process of challenging the recall petitions Republicans have started against three Democratic senators, and today in Madison, formal papers were filed. “The overwhelming evidence clearly shows a pervasive pattern of election fraud committed by the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/05/fraud-detected-in-republicans-paperwork-to-recall-wisconsin-democrats/feed/ 1 8922 Total Recall – Another Wisconsin Republican To Be Recalled https://ezkool.com/2011/04/total-recall-another-wisconsin-republican-to-be-repealed/ https://ezkool.com/2011/04/total-recall-another-wisconsin-republican-to-be-repealed/#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:29:53 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=8373 Earlier in the week, we reported that petitions were already filed to repeal four Republican senators in Wisconsin. Tomorrow, Democrats will file another petition, gathering thousands of signatures more than what is required to file. Dems will file a massive amount of signatures tomorrow to trigger a recall election against a fifth Wisconsin GOP state […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/04/total-recall-another-wisconsin-republican-to-be-repealed/feed/ 0 8373 More Wisconsin Republicans Added to Recall List https://ezkool.com/2011/04/more-wisconsin-republicans-added-to-recall-list/ https://ezkool.com/2011/04/more-wisconsin-republicans-added-to-recall-list/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:39:11 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=8329 The count is now up to four. That’s how many petitions have been filed to recall the Republican senators who supported Governor Walker’s decision to strip Wisconsin workers of their union rights. Democrats got the required 15,000 signatures needed to add the latest senators Luther Olsen and Sheila Harsdorf to the recall list. Meanwhile, progressives […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/04/more-wisconsin-republicans-added-to-recall-list/feed/ 0 8329 Despite Judge’s Hold, Scott Walker Publishes Union Busting Bill https://ezkool.com/2011/03/despite-judges-hold-scott-walker-publishes-union-busting-bill/ https://ezkool.com/2011/03/despite-judges-hold-scott-walker-publishes-union-busting-bill/#respond Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:33:09 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7788   Despite a hold that a judge placed on Scott Walker’s union busting bill, Walker couldn’t wait for the legal process to unfold. On Friday, he published the bill on the state’s legislature website. According to the posting, the state’s law requires all bills to be published within 10 working days of its becoming law. Also […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/03/despite-judges-hold-scott-walker-publishes-union-busting-bill/feed/ 0 7788 Recall Efforts in Wisconsin Picking Up Pace https://ezkool.com/2011/03/recall-efforts-in-wisconsin-picking-up-pace/ https://ezkool.com/2011/03/recall-efforts-in-wisconsin-picking-up-pace/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:54:18 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7457 The main-stream media has been transfixed over the last three weeks by two stories, Libya – including whether the correct spelling is Kadaffie,  Gadaffie or Qadiffie – and Charlie Sheen and the tiger-blood running through his veins! Lost in all this confusion is a massive recall effort going on in Wisconsin, and the people’s fight […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/03/recall-efforts-in-wisconsin-picking-up-pace/feed/ 0 7457 Wisconsin Fab 14 Returns to a Hero’s Welcome https://ezkool.com/2011/03/wisconsin-fab-14-returns-to-a-heros-welcome/ https://ezkool.com/2011/03/wisconsin-fab-14-returns-to-a-heros-welcome/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:08:40 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7390 Tens of thousands came out in support of the returning Democratic senators, who fled the state of Wisconsin almost a month ago to avoid voting on a bill aimed at busting the unions in the state. The bill was eventually signed into law without any Democratic votes, but the 14 Senate Democrats were welcomed back […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/03/wisconsin-fab-14-returns-to-a-heros-welcome/feed/ 0 7390 Did Little Scottie Walker Add To The Bill After Votes Were Held? https://ezkool.com/2011/03/did-little-scottie-walker-add-to-the-bill-after-votes-were-held/ https://ezkool.com/2011/03/did-little-scottie-walker-add-to-the-bill-after-votes-were-held/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:25:25 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7381 News coming out of Wisconsin suggests that Scott Walker added more language to the union busting bill after the votes were held, but before signing it into law. The news states that two items not mentioned in the vote on March 9th, were miraculously found in the bill on March 10th. Thursday, the fiscal bureau […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/03/did-little-scottie-walker-add-to-the-bill-after-votes-were-held/feed/ 0 7381 When The People Don’t Vote, The People Lose https://ezkool.com/2011/03/when-the-people-dont-vote-the-people-lose/ https://ezkool.com/2011/03/when-the-people-dont-vote-the-people-lose/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:54:26 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7336 After over 3 weeks of protests, sleep ins and push backs by the people of Wisconsin against a bill by Republican governor Scott Walker where the rights of union members were at stake, the fight abruptly came to an end tonight, when Walker and his Republican allys voted and passed the bill without any Democrat […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/03/when-the-people-dont-vote-the-people-lose/feed/ 0 7336 Republican Wisconsin Town Hall Meeting Reduced to Shame! https://ezkool.com/2011/03/republican-wisconsin-town-hall-meeting-reduced-to-shame/ https://ezkool.com/2011/03/republican-wisconsin-town-hall-meeting-reduced-to-shame/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:48:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7324 Remember the health care debate when the Teaparty, under the leadership of FOX NEWS and conservative radio commentators, went to Democratic town hall meetings with the goal of disrupting the meetings to portray America’s dismay with reform? Well, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin earlier this week, real Americans expressed their real frustrations at Republicans and Scott Walker’s proposed […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/03/republican-wisconsin-town-hall-meeting-reduced-to-shame/feed/ 0 7324 Republicans Say Otherwise, But America Is Not Broke! https://ezkool.com/2011/03/republicans-say-otherwise-but-america-is-not-broke/ https://ezkool.com/2011/03/republicans-say-otherwise-but-america-is-not-broke/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:18:35 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7247 The protesters  are still gathered, the drums are  still being beaten, and the chantings were still being heard. But today was a bit  different in Wisconsin. Michael Moore, the film maker who brought us classics like Capitalism: A Love Story and Sicko, arrived there on Saturday to deliver a speech. A speech he called, “America Is […]

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