John Matthews, executive director of Madison Teachers Inc., which includes some 2,700 members, according to its website, said the governor and Republicans have inadequately funded education in Wisconsin and now want to dump the burden on the backs of teachers.

“Why should teachers be the people to sacrifice here?” Matthews said. “I’ve said this many times, unlike nuns, teachers don’t take a vow of poverty. They’ve got bills to pay, mortgages to pay, kids to feed, too.”

Full article here:  http://statehousenewsonline.com/2012/03/14/milwaukee-teachers-union-blasted-by-brethren-in-contract-concessions-bill/

Data Entry for Recall Signatures
The groups aligned to help Recall Scott Walker are still entering this information into a voter database to ensure that the million-plus people who signed a petition will get at least one phone call or mailing reminding them when the election is and providing information on how to register and vote.  This is a critical step in ensuring that the Recall is a success.

Dates:           Until Scott Walker is Gone!
Times:         Four shifts: 9-12, 12-3, 3-6, 6-9

One of four convenient locations!
AFSCME Building (8033 Excelsior Drive, Madison)
Democratic Party Field Office (210 North Bassett Street, Madison)
IUPAT, District Council No. 7 Office (1571 Ivory Drive, Sun Prairie)
United Wisconsin Office (131 West Wilson Street, Suite 303, Madison)

Sign up for a shift here! 

If you can, bring a laptop to use, computer resources are limited.

To commemorate the one year anniversary of the dead-of-night passage of Walker’s Act 10 legislation stripping the collective bargaining rights of nearly all public sector workers, the Wisconsin AFL-CIO is hosting a state-wide tour to Reclaim Wisconsin!

This tour culminates in Madison on March 9th and 10th.  Make sure your voice is heard on this infamous anniversary.  Wisconsin workers were sold out while Walker’s corporate funders were given tax breaks and sweetheart deals.  They are still at it!  One year later, Wisconsin is still under attack and we’re still fighting back!  With the Recall elections on the horizon, let’s Stand Together as brothers and sisters to Reclaim Wisconsin!

Friday, March 9, 2012
6:00 PM – Candlelight Vigil, Capitol Square
7:00 PM – Film Screening:  “We Are Wisconsin,”  Orpheum Theater

Saturday, March 10, 2012
1:00 PM – Rally events, music and speakers
2:00 PM – Reclaim Wisconsin March around the Square!

View the Event on Facebook!

This video proves what we all knew already; that Scott Walker is a bold faced liar.  His claims the he campaigned on eliminating the collective bargaining rights of public employees are shown to be utterly false in this video that was shot just days before the 2010 Election in a meeting with the Oshkosh Northwestern editorial board.

It’s almost too hard to watch, but here’s a link to the video in case you have any people in your life who still claim that he’s doing what he said he would do.

Link to: Cap Times Article about the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MsbaTrrXeL0

The week of February 27th, the GOP will submit challenges to our recall petitions for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.  Over the next two weeks, we need to review these challenges line by line to determine their validity and help guard against GOP legal shenanigans.  We need a Petition Processing Strike Force to get this done!   Can you join us?

Go to:  http://bit.ly/PPSFWalker  to  join us!

This is an all hands on deck effort!   There will be lots of work to do and a short time window to do it in.  Use the link below to sign up for as many shifts as possible to help ensure our success.  You can also forward this link to your friends and family to ask them to sign up as well.

All challenge verification will take place in a secure location on Madison’s far west side.   Once you sign up online you will receive a confirmation email with more details.

Also, please bring a laptop if you have one available.

We will only have a limited number of computers at the petition processing site.  Bringing your own laptop will help ensure we can accommodate as many people as possible.

Go to: http://bit.ly/PPSFWalker and  join the effort!

Thank you for all your hard work and determination.  It’s incredibly inspiring to work with such a great group of people.  The past year has been an amazing journey and together we’ve accomplished monumental feats.  This effort is one of our most important ones to date.  Let’s show Scott Walker that, “the PEOPLE, UNITED, will NEVER BE DEFEATED!”

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-The Petition Processing Team
Petition Processing Team
Democratic Party of Wisconsin

Protesters ‘still ♥ UW’ one year later, Daily Cardinal (2/15)

Looking back into ‘Protest Village,’ Daily Cardinal (2/15)

Grass Roots: Faith communities work to broaden movement for worker justice, Capital Times (2/14)

Ohio pastors say overturning collective bargaining limits worked because of union, faith leader partnership, Wisconsin State Journal (2/14)

Norman Stockwell: Teachers’ role huge in protests’ success, Capital Times (2/14)

Big Scott Walker Protests on Valentine’s Day, The Progressive (2/14)

Live-blogging the Valentine’s Day anniversary rallies at the Wisconsin Capitol, Isthmus (2/14)

A year later, in praise of the TAA, Capital Times editorial, (2/14)

VIDEO REPORT: Marking An Anniversary, NBC 15 (2/14)

Protesters return to the Capitol (Video), Wisconsin Radio Network (2/14)

‘I Still ♥ UW’ reprises, commemorates Valentine’s kickoff to Wisconsin Capitol protests, Isthmus (2/14)

Remembering. As We Move Wisconsin Forward, AFL-CIO Now Blog (2/14)

Protesters Return to State Capitol, WISC-TV (2/14)

365 Days of Discord, Badger Herald op-eds (2/14)

25 Faces of an American Uprising, The Nation (2/14)

Wisconsin remembers: Protesters commemorate year of ‘solidarity,’ Badger Herald (2/14)

On Campus: UW-Madison teaching assistants plan anniversary of “I ♥ UW” rally, Wisconsin State Journal (2/13)

There are four locations across Dane County where folks are entering data from petitions to recall Scott Walker, Rebecca Kleefisch and the four state senators. This database will be used to help uphold the signatures in the event of challenges.

AFSCME Building (8033 Excelsior Drive, Madison)
Democratic Party Field Office (210 North Bassett Street, Madison)
IUPAT, District Council No. 7 Office (1571 Ivory Drive, Sun Prairie)
United Wisconsin Office (1605 Monroe Street, Madison)

1.  Sign up for a shift at one of the four locations.  Click here for the sign up sheet.

2.  Bring a laptop to use, computer resources are limited.

3.  Recruit others who can help by copying and e-mailing this information.