Republicans state they have deeply challenged budgets and take on unions. Every state a Republican Governor has been elected to have the same problems and same resolves?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
...Last month, (click here) a series of popular uprisings shook dictatorial regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. While Cairo garnered the spotlight abroad, Madison became the flashpoint for another fierce and large-scale uprising.
The Wisconsin eruption came when Republican Gov. Scott Walker fabricated a plan to deal with the state's financial crisis by attacking unionized public employees. He claimed the state was broke and faced a projected $137 million shortfall.
But in January, the Fiscal Bureau of Wisconsin reported the state would end the year with a $123 million surplus. The surplus vanished when Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature gave it away in business tax breaks....
Not budget problem, union hatred, discrimination and bias. One might say, "Income Discrimination."
Debbie Etheredge, president of the St. Johns County Education Association, is concerned about a new Senate bill (SB 830) that would cease teachers’ payroll deductions for union dues.
Before accepting the position with the Florida Teachers Association, Etheredge taught for 27 years. She said she sees a lot of problems for unions in this proposed bill.
“They’re trying to silence our voice, and we are the working people of St. Johns County,” Etheredge said. ”We’re the working people of Florida. We’re the middle class, and they are trying to silence us.”
Sen. John Thrasher, of Florida’s district 8, proposed the bill. When contacted for an interview, Sen. Thrasher declined to comment.
According to The Florida Senate’s website, the bill would prohibit “a county, municipality, or other local governmental entity from deducting from employee wages the dues, uniform assessments, fines, penalties, or special assessments of an employee organization or contributions made for purposes of political activity.”
Etheredge said she is opposed to this legislation. She said she believes the bill is bad for more than just teachers in the union....
The RNC practices widespread corruption as a methodology.
Sorry, but, if a surplus disappears to award monies to cronies while the Middle Classes income is depleted, that is CORRUPTION as a methodology without a doubt.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
...Last month, (click here) a series of popular uprisings shook dictatorial regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. While Cairo garnered the spotlight abroad, Madison became the flashpoint for another fierce and large-scale uprising.
The Wisconsin eruption came when Republican Gov. Scott Walker fabricated a plan to deal with the state's financial crisis by attacking unionized public employees. He claimed the state was broke and faced a projected $137 million shortfall.
But in January, the Fiscal Bureau of Wisconsin reported the state would end the year with a $123 million surplus. The surplus vanished when Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature gave it away in business tax breaks....
Not budget problem, union hatred, discrimination and bias. One might say, "Income Discrimination."
Wisconsin Governor Signs Union-Busting Bill, Lawsuits Are Filed (click here)
March 11, 2011 03:25 PM EST
...Today comes a lawsuit from Dane County, where the capitol resides. The Dane County lawsuit is similar to the lawsuit filed by the local unions. It contents that sufficient notice was not given to the public when Senate Republicans hastily convened the committee. The Madison Teachers union also asked the court to intervene. The lawsuit also alleges the meeting did not meet the quorum requirements to vote on anything. State law says 20 senators must be present to vote on fiscal matters.
The lawsuit asks Dane County Circuit Judge Amy Smith to find the law unconstitutional and to negate the bill. It also requests a restraining order to prevent the Secretary of State from printing and distributing the bill until the court rules on the constitutionality of the bill.
Florida, too? This isn't about budgets at all, it is about destroying the Middle Class and providing UNEARNED profits to Republican cronies. There is NOTHING constitutional about CORRUPTION.
Florida Teachers Association opposing new bill as attack on unions
Submitted by Gargoyle Staff on March 10, 2011 – 11:48 am
Before accepting the position with the Florida Teachers Association, Etheredge taught for 27 years. She said she sees a lot of problems for unions in this proposed bill.
“They’re trying to silence our voice, and we are the working people of St. Johns County,” Etheredge said. ”We’re the working people of Florida. We’re the middle class, and they are trying to silence us.”
Sen. John Thrasher, of Florida’s district 8, proposed the bill. When contacted for an interview, Sen. Thrasher declined to comment.
According to The Florida Senate’s website, the bill would prohibit “a county, municipality, or other local governmental entity from deducting from employee wages the dues, uniform assessments, fines, penalties, or special assessments of an employee organization or contributions made for purposes of political activity.”
Etheredge said she is opposed to this legislation. She said she believes the bill is bad for more than just teachers in the union....
The RNC practices widespread corruption as a methodology.
Sorry, but, if a surplus disappears to award monies to cronies while the Middle Classes income is depleted, that is CORRUPTION as a methodology without a doubt.
