Aug. 31, 2016
“Jobs at King used to be sought after. There were waiting lists of people eager to work there. Now it is difficult to attract employees because the conditions have become so difficult while employee compensation has gone backwards because of Act 10,”
Our Labor 2016 voter outreach program is underway and union members are ready to educate and mobilize Wisconsin voters this election season. Around the state, the Wisconsin AFL-CIO is hosting phone banks and canvasses.
Labor Day is September 5
Madison Area -- South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL) Laborfest '16. Labor Temple, 1602 South Park Street.
Milwaukee Area -- FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Come celebrate Labor Day with those who created it: organized workers at the festival built with volunteers and donations. #LABORFESTMKE
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Wausau Area -- Wausau Labor Day Parade starting at 4:00 pm at the corner of W. Wausau and 3rd Ave to Wausau Labor Temple, 318 S 3rd Ave. The parade will be honoring John Spiegelhoff, a true champion of Labor in Central Wisconsin and the Northwoods.
Back in the late 1990s or early 2000s, the State Employees Council worked on a PR campaign. It was part of a larger campaign put together by AFT national called "Quality Services from Quality People". Below are scans of some of the mailings we sent out.
Youth & Alcohol - Inside Pages
There will be a celebration of Civil Service's anniversary on June 17.
New Orleans Jazz Funeral for Wisconsin Civil Service
Friday, June 17 at 11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Wisconsin State Capitol, King St. Entrance
Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/149970155418147/
July 7, 2016. The law that gutted civil service, Act 150, went into effect on July 1, 2016, although some changes won't be implemented right away. Here is a link to a set of FAQs about the changes.
There was also a public hearing before the Senate Committee on Labor and Government Reform where DOA officials (Cate Zueske and Stacey Rolston) described the implementation of Act 150. Below is a link to the video (it's about 2 hours).
May 24, 2016. Here is a link to some documents about the civil service bill. Check out pages 83-89 in the document. This is the part from the Division of Personnel Management in DOA commenting on 2015 SB 285 (the bill that gutted civil service.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article which describes some of the concerns raised by state HR staff.
A nationally unprecedented series of votes of no confidence in UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents, led by AFT-Wisconsin Higher Education Council and American Association of University Professors members, has spread rapidly across the UW System.
Kathy Evert, an elementary school teacher in the Wisconsin Heights district, was one of a group of teachers from across the United States invited to participate in President Barack Obama’s celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Day at the White House. Evert, the co-president of AFT local 1917, represented the AFT at the May 3rd event honoring the national Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes.
