Posted on 02/14/2011 9:58:30 AM PST by Thunder90
UW Workers in Peril Alert:
On February 11th Governor Scott Walker proposed his Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Repair Bill. In response, United Council representing 140,000 students on 20 campuses across the UW System, stresses the importance of protecting our students.
“Students are innovators. They create the business and industry of the future. We want those students here, in Wisconsin. We want their work to generate more jobs in Wisconsin, rather than at other universities in other states. We are the future, Governor Walker. Students make Wisconsin great, and students are Wisconsin’s only hope,” commented United Council President Kirk Cychosz, a UW–Stevens Point student.
Click here to read United Council's Statement on the Budget Repair Bill
Take Action: Rally at the Capitol! Join United Council in solidarity with students, professors, staff and workers from around the state in contacting legislators, signing petitions, and writing letters to your local newspaper editors in response to this Budget DESPAIR Bill.
Where: WI State Capitol, Madison
When: Tuesday February 15th and Wednesday February 16th
What: Hands Off Our Teachers Rally and Lobby Day.
For more information on this day of action, click here
Contact Your Legislators!
Take Action by telling your legislators to balance the budget without taking away workers' rights, and VOTE NO on Walker's shocking plan.
STEP ONE: We need to call legislators from all around the state. It is critical that you call that hometown legislator's office.
Find out who your legislators are by clicking here
For example, if originally you are from Neenah, WI but go to school at UW-Madison, you would look up the legislators from Neenah and call them.
STEP TWO: We need you to ask and encourage the legislator to oppose the bill. Also, they will ask you for your hometown address -- be prepared to answer with that.
Last but not least: it's vital that you speak in your voice, but here are some helpful ideas to consider in language that works Call Script: As a student and as a constituent, I want to ask Representative/Senator ______ to oppose the unprecedented bill that attacks public service workers and their unions.
This bill hurts all members of the UW community and harms the quality of education for Wisconsin families.
This bill is an insult to higher education workers at our Universities -- these people will leave our Universities and hurt the competitiveness of higher education in Wisconsin.
This bill is way too extreme and will not solve Wisconsin's fiscal problems. STEP THREE: Click here to report your call.
Thanks. If it weren't for other Wisconsin FReepers, I would certainly feel marooned! :-)
LOL! Me, too! :)
Today is going to be a real circus here in Madistan. Lots of unemployed ‘Rent-a-Mobs’ being bussed in from all over the state to the Capitol today.
Should be interesting.
My take? The Governor is saying that times are tough. You can make some concessions, or you can lose your cushy state jobs. End of story.
I would love nothing more than to have him bring in ARNG troops to take over those state jobs if they go on strike, LOL! That would be a thing of beauty! :)
I am so sick of the banner ads everywhere implying storm troopers and stating Martial Law. This is simply prudent, to allow essential services to continue despite union thug sabotage.
The Left had no problem with real martial law in Milwaukee in 1968 to protect Fair Housing marchers and Fr. Groppi.
Scott rocks. I hope the legislature backs him up.
“Scott rocks. I hope the legislature backs him up.”
Me, too! He only has a few RINO hearts to turn and he’ll be fine. The only place protests are happening is in ‘The People’s Republik of Madistan.’ The rest of the state appears to be just FINE with the way the tide is turning, LOL!
Keep pushing, Union Thugs & Lackeys! I cannot WAIT for State Government to be ShutTheHell DOWN and the NG troops brought in, LOL!
And really...if the state workers have to put dollars intot heir own retirement and health care plans do they not REALIZE that those are PRE-TAX DOLLARS? It’s not going to cost them sh!t to do this! I put every dime I CAN into pre-tax dollars.
They’re just idiots, spoon-fed by the Unions Stewards...who are loosing their ‘sheeple,’ LOL!
Awaiting poll results starting at 8pm for WI Supreme Court race where I voted for Judge Prosser and the race for our new Dane County Executive. Good-Bye, Kathleen Falk! Gawd, I loathe that woman!
I only had to cast two votes today, for Judge Prosser and for Eileen Bruskewitz to replace Kathleen. It. Felt. Good. :)
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