Capitol Protests (by Brent Nicastro)
Capitol protests.
WCOA Annual Meeting
May 2, 2018 -- The Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants (WCOA) will hold its annual conference on Friday, May 11, 2018, at the American Family Center, Building A, 6000 American Family Parkway, Madison. Speakers will include Rick Smirl, the new Executive Director of SWIB, Robert Conlin, Secretary of ETF and Jeffrey Matthias of Madison Investments. Former Governor Martin Schreiber will give a presentation on lessons learned during his 10 year journey as a caretaker for someone with Alzheimer's.
All WRS annuitants and active members are invited.
The Janus Case
What is the Janus Case (aka Janus vs AFSCME)?
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court over the right of public employee unions to require non-members to pay agency or fair share fees for the cost of bargaining and enforcing a labor contract.
What is the Aboud Case (aka Aboud vs. Detroit Board of Education"
A case ruled on by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1977 which said that public employees could be forced to pay for expenses associated with collective bargaining and other related activities, but not for political activities.
Some Articles
Behind Janus Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public-Sector Unions. By Mary Bottari (Center for Media and Democracy)
Be Careful What You Wish For By Dana Milbank
School for Workers 2018 Classes
The class schedule for 2018 for the School for Workers is available.
2017 AFT-Wisconsin Convention
The AFT-Wisconsin Convention will be held on October 27 - 29 at the Three Bears Resort in Warrens, Wi.
If you were elected as a delegate at the 2017 WPEC Convention, you should talk to Greg Georg about your responsibilities. If you were not elected as a delegate but would like to be one, talk to Greg Georg. His email is president@wpec.org.
Understanding the Family Medical Leave Act
There will be a class in Milwaukee on September 30 to discuss the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The class is sponsored by the UW School for Workers. See the flyer for more details.
We've Moved!
June 29, 2017: We've completed our move from the office on Normandy Lane. Our new address is 6409 Odana Road, Suite 1-G, Madison WI 53719. Our new emails are:
mail@wpec.org
president@wpec.org
Phone: 608-316-6120