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Upcoming Events

Monday, May 17, 2021 – Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

View this FREE webinar from the comfort of your own home. Hear from:

David Stein, Chairman of SWIB Board of Trustees

Edwin Denson, Executive Director/Chief Investment Officer, SWIB
and John Voelker, Secretary of ETF.

For more details and to register, go to Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants (wicoa.org)

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 -- Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's Virtual Gathering

RSVP by Sunday, May 16 via link below.

Agenda

5:00 – 5:30 Welcome and a Year in Review

5:30 – 5:40 Bruce Murphy: Media Democracy -- Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and Media in Wisconsin

5:40 – 6:00 Keynote Speaker Rep. Francesca Hong: Democracy, Racial Equity, and Economic Justice

6:00 – 6:30 Q&A

For more details & RSVP, go to Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's Virtual Gathering 2021 - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (wisdc.org)

Biennual Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans (WIARA) Convention

The VIRTUAL Biennial Convention of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans has been scheduled for April 28^th, 11:00am – 1:00pm.

To attend the Biennial Meeting on April 28, you'll need to register in advance on ZOOM. See The flyer for details.

Flyer

Proposed Bylaw Changes

Meeting with Representative Hong

April 3, 2021 -- WPEC Members recently met with Representative Hong. See the summary that WPEC and others created to give to her.

Summary of Issues

Budget Input Sessions #1 (Joint Finance)

Joint Finance Committee Hearing Schedule - 2021

Friday, April 9: Whitewater, UW-Whitewater, 800 W Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 21: Rhinelander, The Hodag Dome, 665 Coolidge Ave, Rhinelander, WI 54501. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 28: Virtual. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Those wishing to testify must register in advance; more details to come.

AFL-CIO Flyer

Budget Input Sessions #2 (Governor Evers) - April 2021

Governor Evers’ Badger Bounceback Budget Live Sessions 2021

Economic Recovery & Opportunity: Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 6 p.m.
~~Register to attend here.~~
Accessible & Affordable Healthcare: Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 6 p.m.
Register to attend here.
Transportation & Infrastructure: Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at 6 p.m.
Register to attend here.
What’s Best for Our Kids: Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 6 p.m.
Register to attend here.
Justice Reform & Marijuana Legalization: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 6 p.m. Register to attend here.
Climate Change & Our Environment: Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 6 p.m.
Register to attend here.

AFL-CIO Flyer

Organizing Without Permission

Feb 1, 2021 at 6:30 CDT

Madison Area DSA’s Labor Working Group will be hosting an online panel with workers from North Carolina Public Service Workers Union, (UE) Local 150 on Feb 1st, 2021 at 6:30pm. UE Local 150 is a public sector union in North Carolina, where collective bargaining in the public sector is illegal. Even without formal rights, the union has organized thousands of state and city workers, and won major victories including a $15 minimum wage for full-time state employees.

For More Info: http://bit.ly/ue150dsamadison

State Worker Power

State Worker Power - My Job: What's Working, What's Not?

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021

6 – 7:30 PM

Join us and add to the discussion!

Happy 2021! What is working, what is not - about your job? Many Wisconsin state employees are working from home. This is a long term arrangement and we need to hear how our coworkers are doing while we're apart.

While we all appreciate the 2% raise effective in January, it does not offset the losses from inflation so is not a real gain in our spending power.

In the next budget, we remain committed to advancing our pay in a substantial way, so we can sustain ourselves & our families. The Governor's budget proposal will be out in mid-February. There will also be many changes to our work life with new stimulus funding rounds from the federal government.

Wisconsin state employees want to have power and organization in this new year, to protect our interests. What actions should we take now to make that happen? Also - it will be a decade old next month, repeal Act 10 now!

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Wisconsin State Worker Power is a group of state employees (and friends) discussing issues affecting state workers and what we can do about them.

State Budget Challenges and Opportunities

WEBINAR: State Budget Challenges and Opportunities

Monday, December 14^th, 7:00 pm

Jon Peacock & Tamarine Cornelius of the Wisconsin Budget Project will give us a presentation on Wisconsin's state budget. These experts analyze our state's budget and tax system, and will have some new thoughts about what to look for in the FY21-22 state budget decisions. Although Gov. Evers won't formally present his state budget proposal until February 16th, the outlines are already shaping up. How can state employees help create a state budget that meets our needs and priorities and those of the public? Will new leaders in the Joint Finance Committee -- and a starkly new pandemic context -- make this spring's legislative budget negotiations different than in the past? Will the Governor wield his veto pen to good effect?

This presentation is sponsored by State Worker Power & the Association of Career Employees. Also see the Wisconsin Budget Project's new website https://www.reimaginewisconsin.org/ for three principles for an equitable economy in Wisconsin.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Labor History in the School

October 14, 2020 -- The Wisconsin Labor History Society is offering cash prizes for winning essays on "Unions have been important to my family and my community because ..." Note the deadline is February 15, 2021. See the flyer.

GOTV

Labor Get Out the Vote Virtual Rally & Phone Bank.

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Stephanie Bloomingdale, Mark Pocan & Josh Kaul.

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