Category Archives: Wisconsin

Welcome to Wisconsin

Posted on March 23, 2011 by OneMom

Don’t be confused, I am still in Michigan. But the rumblings are starting to sound very much like Wisconsin … In a letter to MEA local presidents, President Iris Salters points to a motion approved by the union’s Board of … Continue reading →

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What are the unions afraid of?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by OneMom

In Wisconsin, the phrase “Gov. Walker wants to destroy the unions” keeps being used, and I wonder what the unions are so afraid of. The proposal from Governor Walker is that the state will no longer deduct union dues from … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin’s Woes

Posted on February 20, 2011 by OneMom

The unions have rallied the troops and brought in reinforcements from outside of Wisconsin to protest Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposal. The democrats have taken their wagon and fled across state lines to prevent a vote on the budget. Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Teacher Salaries

Posted on February 18, 2011 by OneMom

PostCrescent.com in Appleton, Wisconsin has posted the teacher salaries and fringes for more than 100,000 teachers (and other school personnel) in Wisconsin Public Schools. Go ahead and browse through the list and feel very sorry for their plight. And don’t … Continue reading →

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