Capitol Protests (by Brent Nicastro)
Capitol protests.
AFT-Wisconsin Spring 2022 Endorsements
AFT-Wisconsin COPE has endorsed the following candidates for the spring 2022 election happening on April 5, 2022. Now is the time to get involved. Let us know how you'd like to get more involved!
Ban on Guns in the Workplace
March 15, 2022. Here is the link to a petition for Gun Free State Work Sites:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/gun-free-wisconsin-state-worksites?
Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants (WCOA)
Feb 23, 2022. The WISCONSIN COALITION of ANNUITANTS consists of statewide and regional organizations representing retirees in the Wisconsin Retirement System, and may include active as well as retired participants in the system.
The WCOA Annual Meeting will be two Thursday mornings, May 5 and May 19. Two speakers each morning. ETF and SWIB will be separate mornings.
The Coalition recently reported on a three-year study of the WRS recently completed by ETF. The study can be found here.
Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants 2021 Summary
January 3, 2022. Below is a summary from WCOA about what they did during 2021. Bob Beglinger and Kathy Kreul are AFTW's reps to WCOA. For more information about WCOA, go to https://www.wicoa.org/index.php