The Supreme Court issued a ruling in Janus v. AFSCME that public employees do not have to pay fees to unions to cover the costs of collective bargaining. The court, split along partisan lines, overruled 41 years of precedent in deciding that requiring employees to pay fees violates their First Amendment rights.. With the decision, public-sector … Read moreThe Supremes: JANUS wins
Can you hear them now!? 45,000 Verizon employees on strike..
This is really, really, big.. really really important. And happening now.. shortformblog: Wisconsin Supreme Court allows union law to move forward: All we have is the news alert from AP, but we’ll keep you posted as we learn more.
THIS IS AMERICA, 2011.. WISCONSIN EDITION…
Wisconsin Republicans vote to strip public unions of their bargaining rights
The endgame begins: Wisconsin layoff notices sent by Walker
Soon all across the fruited plane: The fight over unions now heads to Ohio
I have been watching some accounts of Wisconsin’s news events (events that are sure to play out throughout the nation in the upcoming weeks and months).. Families are becoming divided. Wife vs husband. Mother vs daughter.. And even more, with national debt on the federal level, further cuts are going to position the United States … Read moreAre we witnessing the beginning of a new American civil war?
The fight attracts thousands of protesters..