Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Blog

Rally 12:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5

Wisconsin citizens young and old, union and non-union, came out yesterday to testify against Right to Work legislation.  Worker testimony in opposition of the bill dominated the 12 hour hearing.  In fact, 8 of the 12 hours were filled only with working people speaking out against the bill – proponents of the bill were hard to find. 

Despite an overwhelming outcry from citizens to “kill the bill” or at least slow the process down, the Right to Work bill is expected to go the Assembly floor for a vote this Thursday, March 5.  Showing their true colors, Republicans who control the Assembly Labor Committee cowardly refused to even hold a vote in the Committee, instead skirting democracy once again and breaking normal rules sending it straight to the Assembly floor. 

Rally Thursday to Oppose Right to Work.  Join us at 12:00 p.m. noon on Thursday, March 5, on the State Street side of the Capitol.  Click here to RSVP.

Assembly Floor Session on RTW expected at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5. 

Join us as we bear witness to this historic moment in Wisconsin‘s history as Assembly Republicans finish the deal on Right to Work.  Be there to witness this travesty of justice and democracy in an attempt to drive down real Wisconsin worker wages.  Debate is expected to go around the clock, plan to stay and bear witness. 

We’re not giving up the fight.  We will continue to make our voices heard and our opposition strong.

Click here to sign our petition to stand against Right to Work.

**Donations can be made to the official Wisconsin Worker Defense Fund.  Click here or send checks to: Wisconsin AFL-CIO Worker Defense Fund, 6333 W. Bluemound Rd. Milwaukee, WI, 53213

Stand up for union rights, stand up for safe workplaces, stand up for a strong middle class and a democracy that listens to the people, not the special interests.

Hearing Details for March 2

Join us, Monday, March 2, to pack the Assembly Committee on Labor, Room 417 North, as the public hearing on so-called Right to Work legislation begins.  We need everyone who supports unions and a strong middle class to register and testify to tell legislators on the Committee how Right to Work legislation will impact your jobsite, your community and your family. 

Here are the full details of the March 2 hearing:

•    What: Assembly Committee on Labor public hearing on “right to work” legislation

•    Where: Wisconsin State Capitol Building, 417 North (GAR Hall)

•    When: Monday, March 2, 2015 from 10am-8pm

•    Who: Open to the public. All speakers have a 7 minute time limit.

Raise your voice and show your opposition to RTW.  Make your voice heard.  In the Senate hearing, over 1,751 citizens registered in opposition of RTW and just 25 registered in support.

Let’s keep the momentum and the movement building. Register and testify at the Capitol to oppose RTW tomorrow, Monday, March 2.  Be there to participate in democracy and do all that we can to stop Right to Work. 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR, Thursday March 5.  The bill will go to a floor vote on Thursday, March, 5.  Plan to be at the Capitol for the entire floor debate which may go around the clock.