Have you heard the latest story about teachers and tenure? No? It goes like this. A teacher was given stellar evaluations for two and a half years. In the spring of the third year, the principal wrote a savagely negative review of one of the teacher’s lessons because the teacher made comments about how cold… Continue reading Lies, Damn Lies, and the Truth About Teacher Tenure
Tag: Union busting
Wisconsin Loses More Workers Because Of Scott Walker’s Policies
Remember when Scott Walker promised that the only way to get Wisconsin working again was to take collective bargaining away from public employees? Well apparently, even that was a lie, as Wisconsin isn’t working, they’re loosing jobs and Walker’s policies are to blame. The Associated Press reports; MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s statewide teachers union is… Continue reading Wisconsin Loses More Workers Because Of Scott Walker’s Policies
Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker Admits He Made A Mistake
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… Continue reading Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker Admits He Made A Mistake
Wisconsin Republicans Now Going After Police And Firefighter Unions
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… Continue reading Wisconsin Republicans Now Going After Police And Firefighter Unions
Did Little Scottie Walker Add To The Bill After Votes Were Held?
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… Continue reading Did Little Scottie Walker Add To The Bill After Votes Were Held?
When The People Don’t Vote, The People Lose
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… Continue reading When The People Don’t Vote, The People Lose