LEGISLATIVE
ALERT FROM THE STATE AFL-CIO !
STATE
SENATE TO VOTE ON LABOR-SUPPORTED BILLS
On Tuesday, February 19, the
Senate has scheduled on the floor a number of bills of concern to labor and
Senators need to hear from you now to urge their support:
SENATE BILL 108: Teaching
Labor History in Schools requires each school district to include in
its curriculum the history of organized labor in
SENATE BILL 353: UW System
Faculty and Academic Staff Collective Bargaining Rights extends the
freedom to organize to some 17,000 employees of the UW System who are currently
denied that right. The faculty and
academic staff employed by the University of Wisconsin System are the largest
group of public employees still denied the freedom of association—the basic
right to vote whether they will be represented through a union of their choice.
SENATE BILL 171:
Impartial Justice Bill creates a Democracy Trust Fund to provide full public financing
for qualified candidates who run for State Supreme Court. This independent,
impartial public funding source will help ensure that candidates for our
highest court do not need to rely on wealthy special interests to fund their
campaigns. It will help restore public confidence that decisions made by
elected justices are based on their truly impartial interpretation of the law
and not influenced by campaign contributors.
SENATE BILL 194 (Substitute
Amendment 2): This legislation
requires the state Department of Commerce to regulate the installation and
maintenance of thermal system insulation (a product used in a heating, ventilating,
cooling, plumbing or refrigeration system) and establishes minimum licensing
requirements.
LEGISLATIVE
E-MAIL: sen.(insert last name)@legis.wisconsin.gov
(Be sure to include your name and mailing
address in e-mail.)
LEGISLATIVE
HOTLINE: 1-800-362-9472
Madison Area: 266-9960
(Leave a message to be delivered to your
State Senator)
Pass this action alert on to other
union members. Senators need to hear
from us before Tuesday. Thanks for your
help!
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