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Governor Walker will do what?


Sitting here listening to thom hartmann talk with his guest John Nichols from the Nation — it becomes way too a scary awakening and just need to share what is on the Repupblican agenda. I suggest everyone tune into radio as well as tv because the information is less likely to be as skewed as tv. So, apparently, on the desk of Gov. Walker is a list of take aways he plans to carry out  quietly unless folks in WI take action

– School Boards and their authority

– Town Boards and their ability to set debt limits

– County, City, Villiage School Boards ability to do their own budgeting for labor unions and or labor relations

– ending the Natural Resource/Vet  dept

 Governor Walker intends to gut the power of the Secretary of State and appoint Czars -of his own that will do what he says

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Unions = Jobs

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Right now, over 30,000 people are rallying at the state capital in Wisconsin for the second day in a row in solidarity with union workers and the good-paying middle class jobs they protect.

JOIN A VIRTUAL MARCH IN SOLIDARITY RIGHT NOW AND WE’LL SEND YOU A FREE “UNIONS = JOBS” BUMPER STICKER

http://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/491?akid=461.1480546.b0LjN0&t=1

They’re standing up because Wisconsin’s Republican Governor Scott Walker is on the attack. His proposed state budget attempts to strangle workers’ rights by eliminating the right for cops, firefighters, teachers, or any other government employee to let their union negotiate their pay and benefits through collective bargaining.

To make it clear he’s serious, Gov. Walker has even threatened to call out the National Guard on protesting marchers in an attempt to squash debate and demonize the hard-working Americans standing united in front of the state capital right now. This is only the beginning of the Republican attack on unions and middle class families. Similar attacks on unions are expected by Republican Governors in Ohio and New Jersey very soon with other states to follow.

It’s time for us to stand up — all of us — across America — in solidarity with union workers and the good-paying middle class jobs they protect. Today we start a virtual march nationwide and will deliver the signatures to Democratic leaders in the target states. And when you sign up right now, we’ll send you a “Unions = Jobs” bumper sticker to put on your car, computer, or wherever you can to spread the message that we all stand together.

JOIN THE MARCH NOW AND GET YOUR FREE “UNIONS = JOBS” BUMPER STICKER

http://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/491?akid=461.1480546.b0LjN0&t=1

Republicans are starting to get scared by the reaction. Even Republican Paul Ryan from WI compared Gov. Walker to deposed Egyptian President Mubarak, when in an interview with Joe Scarborough on “Morning Joe” this morning he said:

“It’s like Cairo moved to Madison.”

They never expected American workers would stand united to defeat them, now they’re seeing it happen. If we keep the pressure up and keep growing the number of Americans standing together, we can win this and protect vital middle class jobs.

STAND TOGETHER AND JOIN THE VIRTUAL MARCH NOW >> http://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/491?akid=461.1480546.b0LjN0&t=2  

This isn’t just about unions. This is about good-paying middle class jobs and the America we want to live in.

Thank you for everything you do.

-Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Political Director

Democracy for America

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AFL-CIO …a message from Manny Herrmann


Oops!
I made a half-baked plan to vote early. But I didn’t follow through. Now I’ve made a real, solid plan to vote on Election Day. Have you made your plan to vote yet? 

Sign the 2010 Working Families Voter Pledge. It says: “I won’t forget to vote for working families in 2010—it’s too important!”

Hi, I’m Manny Herrmann, the AFL-CIO’s new Online Mobilization Coordinator.

I’m brand new to this job, and I’ve already messed up. I sent an e-mail to our e-activists in Maryland, where I live, urging them to vote early. But I didn’t listen—I actually forgot to vote early myself.

I really meant to vote early this year. It’s convenient, and it allows you to avoid the crowds. I voted early in the primary, and there was no line at all. It felt great!

But Thursday was the last day of early voting in Maryland. I blew it. By the time I got out of work, the polls had closed. So here’s my new plan: I’ll be voting at 7 a.m. on Election Day, Nov. 2, at East Silver Spring Elementary School, which is walking distance from where I live.

Sign the pledge: “I won’t forget to vote for working families in 2010—it’s too important!”

I admit it: Had I remembered that early voting ended yesterday, I would have voted last Saturday when I was in downtown Silver Spring.

Fortunately, it’s no big deal. I can vote on Nov. 2. But if any of us—myself included—forget to vote by Election Day, there are no do-overs.

Sign the 2010 Working Families Voter Pledge.

If I can forget to vote, so can you. That’s why I’ve pledged not to forget to vote on Nov. 2 and not to let anything get in my way—so I made my specific plan for when and where I’m voting and how I’m getting to the polls.

What’s your plan for getting to the polls? Will you drive? Get a ride? Take public transportation? Are you voting before or after work? What if the lines are long? Do you need child care?

I hope you’ll think through these things and join me in pledging to vote for working families by Nov. 2.

In Solidarity,

Manny Herrmann
Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIO

P.S. Don’t know where your polling place is? Use this handy national look-up tool created by the nonpartisan voter information project:
http://act.aflcio.org/vote