Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Blog

Democracy Denied

UPDATE:  March 29, 2018 -- After 3 separate judges rejected Gov. Walker's desperate attempts to not call special elections, Gov. Walker abandoned his bid to ask the Supreme Court to delay the special elections. Special elections have been called for Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Senate District 1 and Assembly District 42.  The Senate also dropped its bid to change special election law to undercut judge's ruling. 

 

March 28, 2018 -- Gov. Walker is again trying to rig democracy to his favor. Instead of obeying the rule of law and following the decisions of judge after judge after judge, Gov. Walker is using every trick in the book to get his own way. Gov. Walker is maneuvering to rush through changes to special election law.

Now, Gov. Walker is even putting the question to the highly partisan Supreme Court despite multiple judges ruling that Gov. Walker has a clear duty to obey the law and call a special election promptly.

Call your legislators 1-800-362-9472 and demand that politicians stop rushing through changes to Wisconsin’s special election law. The people have a right to representation.

Wisconsinites living in Senate District 1 -- Brown, Door, Kewaunee, and Calumet Counties -- and Assembly District 42 -- Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette -- have been without a state representative in the legislature since December. Former elected officials Sen. Frank Lasee (R-De Pere) and Rep. Keith Ripp (R-Lodi) resigned their seats to take jobs in the Walker Administration.

Gov. Walker has been delaying and denying democracy by refusing to hold a special election for new representatives. Under Walker’s plan, voters in the area would be without a Senator or Representative for over a year. Local voters took Gov. Walker to court and on March 22, a judge ordered Gov. Walker to call a special election as soon as possible to fill the vacant seats.

Dane County Circuit Judge Josann Reynolds —appointed by Gov. Walker in 2014 — ruled that Walker has a “plain and positive” duty under state law to hold special elections so voters can have representation. Judge Reynolds stated that refusing to call special elections infringes on the voting rights of the people and gave Walker until noon on Thursday, March 29 to call the elections.

Now, Gov. Walker and Attorney General Schimel are thwarting the law and attempting to get around the judge’s ruling by appealing the decision and rushing through new bills to change special election related statutes to their favor. This is a blatant power grab and a complete disregard of democracy.

Call 1-800-362-9472 and tell your legislators to stop the attack on democracy and stop Gov. Walker’s special election power grab.

Republicans are using an extraordinary session to change state law to explicitly get around Judge Reynolds’ ruling and give Gov. Walker absolute power over when, how and whether to call a special election. The bill would remove the requirement that special elections be called promptly and bar special elections from being held after the spring election in the year the legislative seat would normally be filled.

The bill is being “fast tracked” and rushed through at crazy speed. A vote is tentative for April 4. There has been no time for public input and debate.

Days Away

We are just days away from the 2018 Spring Elections in Wisconsin. On April 3, 2018 Wisconsinites will elect a new Supreme Court Justice to the bench. This race is so important to the lives of Wisconsinites. Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet has the experience and values to best represent the rights of Wisconsin citizens on the Supreme Court. Vote Dallet on April 3.

There are hundreds of local races and many referendums across the state. View a list of union-approved candidates for your area.

Today is a great time to remind your friends and family that an election is coming up and that every vote matters. Join union brothers and sisters to help get out the vote by stopping into one of our canvass or phone bank locations.

Let’s continue to build momentum for working families at the ballot box. Remember to bring your photo ID to the polls. You can cast your ballot early by voting in-person absentee at your municipal clerk’s office on or before Friday, March 30.

As union members, we know that elected representatives at every level of government can make changes that impact our wages, schedules, safe workplaces and union rights. We are fighting for a fair economy where working people can get a fair shake and where citizen rights, not the rights of corporations, are protected. We are fighting for justice, for fairness and for a better day for the next generation of Wisconsinites.

Rebecca Dallet is a tough, fair judge who will stand up for working families. Vote Dallet on April, 3.

Vote Early, Dallet for Justice!

You don’t have to wait until Tuesday, April 3 to cast your ballot in the 2018 Spring Elections. In-person absentee voting is underway in Wisconsin. You can vote absentee at your municipal clerk's office until Friday, March 30. Check with your local municipal clerk for hours and locations. Some locations, like Milwaukee, even have Saturday hours. Remember to bring your photo ID.

The Wisconsin AFL-CIO has endorsed Rebecca Dallet for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. This is a close race that is of vital importance to each and every Wisconsinite. The Supreme Court issues decisions that impact every facet of life – protecting our rights as workers and citizens and upholding our Wisconsin constitution.  As an experienced prosecutor and judge who stands up for victims, Rebecca Dallet will make sure regular people get a fair shake in court decisions. Dallet is a former union member who will uphold the rights of people, not special interests.

Local labor councils have made endorsements in local races and referendums across the state. Click here to see union-approved candidates in your area.

Volunteer to help get out the vote and educate voters on labor-endorsed candidates. Stop in at one of our volunteer locations:

Milwaukee

Phone Banks:  Wisconsin AFL-CIO, 6333 W. Bluemound Rd, 4pm-7pm

March 27 and March 29

April 2 and April 3

Canvasses:  Milwaukee Area Labor Council- 633 S Hawley Rd, Milwaukee

 

Eau Claire:  Eau Claire Labor Temple, 2233 Birch St, Eau Claire

Tuesday (3/27) and Thursday (3/29): 4 - 7 pm

Monday (4/2): 4 - 7 pm

 

La Crosse:  IAM District 66 (Machinists Hall), 1307 Market St, La Crosse

Wednesday (3/28): 4 - 7 pm

 

Madison:  Madison Labor Temple Room 212, 1602 S Park St, Madison

Phone Bank

 

Tuesday (3/27): 4pm to 8pm

Thursday (3/29): 4pm to 8pm

Saturday (3/31): GOTV 10am to 4pm

Monday (4/2): 12 to 8pm

Tuesday (4/3): 12 to 8pm

 

Canvass

Weekdays: 10am to 4pm

 

Saturday (3/31): 10 to 2pm

Sunday (4/1): 12 to 4pm

 

The people have the power when we go to the polls. Don’t let democracy pass you by. Mark your calendar now. Make a plan to vote on Election Day, Tuesday, April 3 or in-person absentee before March 30.

 

Northwestern Mutual Employees Stand Up to Efforts to Outsource Jobs

 

Employees at Northwestern Mutual are standing up against the company’s efforts to outsource their jobs and employ temporary agency workers, despite an agreement with the city to keep jobs in Milwaukee.

“The public needs to know Northwestern Mutual has broken its agreement to create and keep good jobs in Milwaukee,” said Local 35 President Alesha Monk. “The company is trying to force the union to allow them to outsource or subcontract jobs to cities outside of Milwaukee and even Wisconsin, despite the fact they received a whopping $50 million tax incentive to keep jobs here in the city when they were building their corporate headquarters. They’re also employing hundreds of temporary agency workers with no benefits and no prospect of permanent employment instead of employing permanent union employees.

“Northwestern Mutual’s goal is to outsource and continue to use temporary agency workers instead of permanent employees until there are no jobs left in Milwaukee. This could happen unless we all stand up and demand that the company provide its hardworking employees with the job security and respect they deserve.”

 

WHO:              Members of OPEIU Local 35 employed at Northwestern Mutual

 

WHAT:            Informational leafletting

 

WHERE:           Northwestern Mutual Headquarters

                        800 East Wisconsin Avenue

                        Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

WHEN:            Tuesday, March 13 – Thursday, March 15

                        8-10 am and 4-6 pm

 

WHY:               Several months of contract negotiations between OPEIU Local 35 and Northwestern Mutual have stalled as the company continues to insist on the right to outsource work, despite its pledge to create and keep good-paying jobs in Milwaukee in exchange for a $50 million tax incentive.

 

OPEIU Local 35 represents approximately 1,000 professional clerical and maintenance workers at Northwestern Mutual who’ve been working without a contract since February 28.

 

ABOUT OPEIU

The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) represents more than 103,000 members in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. OPEIU represents employees and independent contractors in administrative offices, credit unions, hospitals and medical clinics, insurance, higher education, transportation, shipping, utilities, hotels and more. Professional organizations and Guilds affiliated with OPEIU are a diverse group that includes podiatrists, clinical social workers, teachers, Minor League Baseball umpires, and helicopter pilots.

2018 Spring Election Endorsed Candidates

The Wisconsin AFL-CIO and local labor councils around the state have made endorsements for the April 3, 2018 general election. On the ballot is a statewide race for Wisconsin Supreme Court and many local races. Endorsements are based on who will best fight for and uphold the values of working people in Wisconsin. Be sure to bring your ID and get to the polls on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

 

* Indicates candidate is a union member

 

District	Office Type	Candidate First Name	Candidate Last Name
Statewide	Wisconsin Supreme Court	Rebecca	Dallet
Arcadia	School Referendum	Support Referendum
Beaver Dam District 12	City Council	Dan	Doyle
Beloit	School Board	Kyle	Larsen
Beloit	School Board	Kathy	Crawford
Beloit City Council	City Council	Regina	Dunkin
Beloit City Council	City Council	Beth	Jacobsen
Beloit City Council	City Council	Paul	Martin
Beloit-Turner	School Referendum	Vote YES for the referendum
Beloit-Turner	School Referendum	Vote YES for the referendum
Brown County Board 7	County Board	Bernie	Erickson
Brown County Board 8	County Board	Megan	Morchardt
Brown County District 17	County Board	Casey	Hicks
Brown County District 20	County Board	James	Crawford
Cambridge	School Board	Margaret	Sullivan
Cambridge	School Board	Tomas E.	Wright
Chippewa County District  14	County Board	Chester	Arnold
Chippewa County District 11	County Board	Florian	Skwierczynski*
Chippewa County District 12	County Board	Kari	Ives*
Chippewa County District 13	County Board	Annette	Hunt
Chippewa County District 5	County Board	Thomas	Thornton
Chippewa County District 6	County Board	Jason	Bergeron
Chippewa County District 7	County Board	Carolyn	Kaiser*
Chippewa Falls	School Board	Sharon	McIlquham
Chippewa Falls	School Referendum	Support Referendum
Chippewa Falls	School Referendum	Support Referendum
City Council	Racine District 4	Tracey	Larrin
City Council	Racine District 6	Jen	Adamski Torres
City Council	Racine District 10	Dennis	Wiser
City Council	Kenosha District 2	John	Fox
City Council	Kenosha District 3	Jan	Michalski
City Council	Kenosha District 4	Holly	Kangas
City Council	Kenosha District 8	Bruce	Fox
City Council	Kenosha District 16	Jesse	Downing
City Council	Beaver Dam District 8	Jane	Loizzo
Columbia County District 14	County Board	Sue	Bradley
Columbia County District 15	County Board	Mark	Sleger
Columbia County District 16	County Board	Bob	Christofferson
Columbia County District 19	County Board	Steven	Rubert
Columbia County District 20	County Board	Tim	Zander
Columbia County District 21	County Board	Henry	St. Maurice
Columbia County District 27	County Board	Nancy	Long
Columbia County District 3	County Board	Tom	Borgkvist
Columbus	School Board	Barb	Hesselberg
Columbus	School Board	Julie	Hajewski
Cottage Grove	Village Trustee	Melissa	Ratcliff
County Board	Racine County District 1	Donnie	Snow
County Board	Racine County District 1	Nick	Demske
County Board	Racine County District 4	Ken	Lumpkin
County Board	Racine County District 12	Donald	Trottier
County Board	Racine County District 14	Rey	Villar
County Board	Kenosha County District 5	David	Celebre
County Board	Kenosha County District 8	Steve	Bostrom
County Board	Kenosha County District 12	Leah	Blough
County Board	Kenosha County District 18	Monica	Yuhas
County Board	Kenosha County District 20	Amy	Wagner
County Board	Kenosha County District 23	Dennis	Elverman
Cudahy	School Board	Michael	Johnson*
Dane County Branch 1	Circuit Court Judge	Marilyn	Townsend
Dane County Branch 11	Circuit Court Judge	Ellen	Berz
Dane County District 1	County Board	Mary	Kolar
Dane County District 10	County Board	Jeremy	Levin
Dane County District 11	County Board	Kelly	Danner
Dane County District 12	County Board	Paul	Rusk
Dane County District 13	County Board	Chuck	Erickson
Dane County District 14	County Board	George	Gillis
Dane County District 15	County Board	Steve	Peters
Dane County District 16	County Board	Jamie	Kuhn
Dane County District 17	County Board	Jeff	Pertl
Dane County District 18	County Board	Michele	Ritt
Dane County District 2	County Board	Heide	Wegleitner
Dane County District 20	County Board	Julie	Schwellenbach
Dane County District 21	County Board	Andrew	Schauer
Dane County District 22	County Board	Maureen	McCarville
Dane County District 23	County Board	Sheila	Stubbs
Dane County District 24	County Board	Tanya	Buckingham*
Dane County District 25	County Board	Tim	Kiefer
Dane County District 26	County Board	Sharon	Corrigan
Dane County District 27	County Board	Dorothy	Krause
Dane County District 28	County Board	Nikole	Jones
Dane County District 3	County Board	Analiese	Eicher
Dane County District 30	County Board	Patrick	Downing
Dane County District 31	County Board	Jerry	Bollig
Dane County District 32	County Board	Jason	Knoll
Dane County District 33	County Board	Jenny	Dye
Dane County District 34	County Board	Patrick	Miles
Dane County District 35	County Board	Carl	Chenowith
Dane County District 36	County Board	Danielle	Williams
Dane County District 4	County Board	Richard	Kilmer
Dane County District 5	County Board	Haley	Young
Dane County District 6	County Board	Yogesh	Chawla
Dane County District 6	County Board	Pam	Porter
Dane County District 7	County Board	Matt	Veldran
Dane County District 8	County Board	Carousel	Bayrd
Dane County District 9	County Board	Paul	Nelson
DeForest	School Board	Spencer	Statz
Dodge County District 24	County Board	Dennis	Schmidt
Dodge County District 29	County Board	Dan	Hilbert
Dodge County District 3	County Board	Mary	Bobholz
Dodge County District 32	County Board	Lisa	Derr
Dodge County District 7	County Board	Richard	Bennett
Douglas County District 18	County Board	Dan	Corbin
Eau Claire	School Board	Eric	Torres
Eau Claire	School Board	Joe	Luginbill
Eau Claire	School Board	Lori	Bica
Eau Claire Circuit Court Branch 5	Circuit Court Judge	Sarah	Harless
Eau Claire City Council 1	City Council	Emily	Berge
Eau Claire City Council 2	City Council	Emily	Anderson
Eau Claire City Council 3	City Council	Jeremy	Gragert
Eau Claire City Council 4	City Council	Jill	Christopherson
Eau Claire County District 10	County Board	Nancy	Coffey
Eau Claire County District 14	County Board	Judy	Gatlin*
Eau Claire County District 15	County Board	Nick	Smiar
Eau Claire County District 16	County Board	Lydia	Boerboom
Eau Claire County District 18	County Board	James	Dunning
Eau Claire County District 2	County Board	Sandra	McKinney
Eau Claire County District 21	County Board	Jon	Chermack*
Eau Claire County District 22	County Board	Sue	Miller
Eau Claire County District 23	County Board	Robin	Leary*
Eau Claire County District 24	County Board	Heather	DeLuka
Eau Claire County District 25	County Board	Melissa	Janssen
Eau Claire County District 29	County Board	Patrick	Lavelle
Eau Claire County District 3	County Board	Joe	Knight
Eau Claire County District 7	County Board	Lorraine	Henning
Eau Claire County District 9	County Board	Don	Mowry
Ellsworth	School Referendum	Support Referendum
Evansville	School Board	Kathi	Swanson
Evansville	School Board	Ellyn	Paul
Evansville	School Board	Curt	Nyhus
Fall Creek	School Referendum	Support Referendum
Fall Creek	School Referendum	Support Referendum
Fort Atkinson	School Board	Kim	Patrick
Frederic	School Referendum	Support Referendum
Glendale	Mayor	Bryan	Kennedy*
Grant County District 10	County Board	Joyce	Bos
Grant County District 13	County Board	Carol	Beals
Grant County District 15	County Board	John	Bienborn
Grant County District 6	County Board	Jennifer	Jackson
Grant County District 8	County Board	Ronald	Coppernoll
Green Bay District 12	City Council	Kathy	Hinkfuss
Green Bay District 2	City Council	Tom	DeWane
Green Bay District 3	City Council	Andy	Nicholson
Green Bay District 4	City Council	Lee	Olson
Green Bay District 5	City Council	David	Nenning
Green Bay District 6	City Council	Kathy	LeFebvre
Green Bay District 7	City Council	Randy	Scannell
Green Bay District 8	City Council	Christopher	Wery
Green Bay District 9	City Council	Guy	Zima
Green County District 2	County Board	Beth	Robinson
Green County District 24	County Board	Erica	Roth
Green County District 26	County Board	Harry	Pullian
Green County District 29	County Board	Betty	Grotophorst
Greenfield	School Board	Andy	Misorski*
Holmen	School Board	Kate	Meyer*
Holmen	School Board	Anita	Jagodzinski*
Horicon	School Board	James	Ketchem
Horicon	School District Referendum	Vote YES for both
Hudson City Council District 4	City Council	Jim	Webber
Iowa County District 8	County Board	Joan	Davis
Jackson County District 16	County Board	Desire	Gearing-Lancaster*
Janesville	School Board	Greg	Ardrey
Janesville	School Board	Steve	Huth
Janesville	School Board	Steve	Huth
Janesville	School Board	Carla	Quirk*
Janesville City Council	City Council	Jens	Jorgensen
Janesville City Council	City Council	Jeff	Navarro
Janesville City Council	City Council	Jason	Davis
Janesville City Council	City Council	Harry	Paulsen
Jefferson County District 10	County Board	Lloyd	Zastrow
Jefferson County District 11	County Board	Donald	Reese
Jefferson County District 12	County Board	Peter	Hartz
Jefferson County District 14	County Board	Kirk	Lund
Jefferson County District 15	County Board	Steve	Nass
Jefferson County District 16	County Board	Laura	Payne
Jefferson County District 18	County Board	Brandon	White
Jefferson County District 19	County Board	Jim	Schroeder
Jefferson County District 2	County Board	Mike	Kelly
Jefferson County District 26	County Board	Gregg	Patrick
Jefferson County District 27	County Board	Conor	Nelan
Jefferson County District 29	County Board	Mary	Roberts
Jefferson County District 3	County Board	Greg	David
Jefferson County District 30	County Board	Walt	Christensen
Jefferson County District 6	County Board	Dan	Herbst
Jefferson County District 8	County Board	Mike	Wineke
Jefferson County District 9	County Board	Amy	Rinard
Johnson Creek	School Board	Heidi	Hartz
Juneau County District 10	County Board	Jim	Parrett*
La Crosse County	County Treasurer	Amy	Twitchell
La Crosse County District 15	County Board	Monica	Kruse*
La Crosse County District 16	County Board	Connor	Nagy
La Crosse District 13	County Board	Tina	Tryggestad
La Crosse District 18	County Board	Sue	Christopherson*
La Crosse District 24	County Board	Leon	Pfaff*
La Crosse District 25	County Board	Kevin	Hennessey*
LaFayette County District 8	County Board	Kriss	Marion
Lake Mills	School Board	Rachel	Davies
Lake Mills	School Board	Ken	Stetson
Lincoln County District 10	County Board	Jeremy	Ratliff
Lincoln County District 20	County Board	Dora	Gorski
Madison Seat 1	School Board	Anna	Moffit
Marathon County District 1	County Board	Katie	Rosenberg
Marathon County District 21	County Board	Thomas	Rosenbert
Marathon County District 36	County Board	Nancy	Stencil*
Marathon County District 8	County Board	Karen	Kalbach
Marathon County District 9	County Board	Ashley	Lange
Mayville	Mayor	Rob	Boelk
Menomonie	School Board	Tricia	Thompson
Menomonie	School Board	Jim	Swanson*
Menomonie	School Board	Chris	Freeman*
Middleton District 4	City Council	Emily	Kuhn
Middleton-Cross Plains Area IV	School Board	Linda	Yu
Middleton-Cross Plains Area V	School Board	Anne	Bauer
Milton	School Board	Shelly	Crull-Hanke
Milton	School Board	Joe	Martin
Milton	School Board	Diamond	McKenna
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 17	Judge	Carolina	Stark
Milwaukee County District 1	County Board	Casey	Shorts
Milwaukee County District 12	County Board	Peggy	West
Milwaukee County District 13	County Board	Willie	Johnson
Milwaukee County District 14	County Board	Jason	Haas
Milwaukee County District 16	County Board	John	Weishan
Milwaukee County District 17	County Board	Tony	Staskunas
Milwaukee County District 18	County Board	Sparkle	Ashley
Milwaukee County District 2	County Board	Sequanna	Taylor
Milwaukee County District 4	County Board	Marina	Dimitrijevic
Milwaukee County District 5	County Board	Marcelia	Nicholson
Milwaukee County District 7	County Board	Felesia	Martin
Milwaukee County District 8	County Board	Steve	Shea*
Mondovi	Mayor	Brady	Weiss*
Monona	City Council	Molly	Grupe
Monona	City Council	Molly	Grupe
Monona Grove	School Board	Eric	Hartz
Monona Grove	School Board	Jeff	Simpson
Monona Grove	School Board	Andrew	McKinney
Monroe County District 7	County Board	Mary	Von Ruden*
Municipal Judge	Racine	Rebecca	Mason
Neenah	School Board	Carol	Hollar-Zwick
Neenah District 1	City Council	Danae	Steele
Oak Creek	Mayor	Dan	Bukiewicz*
Oak Creek	School Board	Sheryl	Cerniglia
Oak Creek/Franklin	School Board	Leah	Schreiber-Johnson*
Oconomowoc School Board	School Board	Juliet	Steitzer
Onalaska District 2	City Council	Diane	Wulf
Oneida County District 19	County Board	Jeffrey	Vollmer
Oneida County District 5	County Board	Gerald	Anderson
Oneida County District 7	County Board	Robert	Mott
Oregon	Village Trustee	Jerry	Bollig
Oregon	Village Trustee	Amanda	Peterson
Oshkosh	School Board	Jim	Evans
Oshkosh	School Board	Liz	Szilagyi
Outagamie County District 6	County Board	Brady	Firkus
Pierce County District 11	County Board	Neil	Gulbranson
Portage County District 19	County Board	Melinda	Osterberg
Portage County District 21	County Board	Tim	Corcoran
Reedsburg	School Board	Eben	Christensen
Rhinelander	School Board	Ron	Counter
Richland County District 7	County Board	Melissa	Luck
Richland County District 9	County Board	Melissa	Burke
River Falls	School Board	Kellen	Wells-Mangold
River Falls	School Board	Michael	Thompson
River Falls	School Referendum	Support Referendum
River Falls	School Referendum	Support Referendum
Rock County District 26	County Board	Dave	Homan
Rock County District 29	County Board	Tom	Brien
Rock County District 4	County Board	Tracy	Thompson
Rock County District 6	County Board	Robert	Potter
Saint Croix County District 12	County Board	Daniel	Hansen*
Saint Croix County District 2	County Board	Chris	Matter
Saint Croix County District 3	County Board	Christopher	Babbitt
Saint Croix County District 4	County Board	Howard	Novotny
Saint Croix County District 7	County Board	Tammy	Moothedan
Saint Croix County District 8	County Board	Scott	Nelson*
Sauk County District 13	County Board	Kristen	White Eagle
Sauk County District 14	County Board	Shane	Gibson
Sauk County District 15	County Board	Peter	Vedro
Sauk County District 16	County Board	John	Miller
Sauk County District 17	County Board	Tim	Reppen
Sauk County District 18	County Board	Scott	Von Asten
Sauk County District 19	County Board	Bryant	Hazard
Sauk County District 2	County Board	Thomas	Kriegl
Sauk County District 20	County Board	Matthew	Joyce
Sauk County District 28	County Board	William	Hambrecht
Sauk County District 31	County Board	Valerie	McAuliffe
Sauk County District 4	County Board	Pat	Rego
Sauk County District 5	County Board	Bob	Newport
Sauk County District 6	County Board	John	Dietz
School Board	Kenosha	Mike	Falkofske
School Board	Kenosha	Mary	Modder
School Board	Kenosha	Tom	Duncan
Sparta	School Board	Sue	Bickford
Sparta	School Referendum	Support Referendum
Sparta District 3	City Council	Mary	von Ruden
Stoughton	Mayor	Tim	Swadley
Stoughton	School Board	Yolibeth	Fitz-Gibbon
Stoughton	School Board	Kathleen	Hoppe
Stoughton	School Board	Allison	Sorg
Stoughton	School Board	Francis	Sullivan
Stoughton District 2	City Council	Phil	Caravello
Stoughton District 3	City Council	Regina	Hirsch
Stoughton District 4	City Council	Nicole	Weissinger
Sun Prairie	School Board	Bryn	Horton
Sun Prairie District 1	City Council	Steve	Socker
Sun Prairie District 2	City Council	Theresa	Stevens
Sun Prairie District 3	City Council	Maureen	Crombie
Superior	School Board	Len	Albrecht
Superior	School Board	Michael	Meyer
Superior District 1	City Council	Dan	Olson*
Superior District 17	City Council	Ruth	Ludwig
Superior District 3	City Council	Warren	Bender
Superior District 6	City Council	Martina	Tendrup
Superior District 6	City Council	Tylor	Emroth
Superior District 9	City Council	Keith	Kern
Superior District 9	City Council	Jessica	Peterson
Trustee	Village of Somers	Joe	Cardinali
Vernon County District 7	County Board	Evan	Dvorsak
Verona	Mayor	Luke	Diaz
Verona District 1	City Council	Chad	Kemp
Verona District 2	City Council	Katie	Kohl
Verona District 3	City Council	Kate	Cronin
Verona District 4	City Council	Evan	Touchett
Verona Seat 1	School Board	Meredith	Stier-Christensen
Verona Seat 2	School Board	Jim	Ruder
Verona Seat 2	School Board	Carolyn	Jahnke
Waukesha County Board District 1	County Board	Gary	Metzer
Wausau	School Board	Beth	Martin
Wausau	School Board	Kathi	Whalen Geiger
Wausau	School Board	Tricia	Zunker
Wausau District 2	City Council	Michael	Martens
Wausau District 4	City Council	Tom	Neal
Wausau District 6	City Council	Rebecca	McElhaney
Wausau District 8	City Council	Karen	Kellbach
Wausau District 9	City Council	Griffith	Williams
West Allis/West Milwaukee	School Board	Sue	Sujecki
Whitewater	School Board	Kelly	Davis
Winnebago County District 10	County Board	Stephanie	Spellman
Winnebago County District 7	County Board	Steve	Lenz

 

Rally to Stop the Closure Of The Mitchell Street Social Security Office

 

 

Join AFGE members, concerned citizens and local neighbors standing up for strong public services on Milwaukee's South Side!

 

WHEN:  Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 11:45am to 12:45pm

WHERE:   Mitchell Street SSA Branch Office, 1710 S 7th St, Milwaukee, WI 53204

 

The Social Security Administration is scheduled to close the Mitchell Street Social Security Administration (SSA) Branch Office on March 22. There have been no public meetings or outreach conducted to allow members of the community to weigh in on how this would impact them. SSA is making a unilateral decision that will have grave impacts on one of Milwaukee’s largest Hispanic communities, forcing them to go to offices that are difficult or impossible for them to get to. Field Offices are already facing issues of overcrowding and closing a critical office on Milwaukee’s south side will exacerbate the problem.

We must make the Social Security Administration listen to the community. Please attend this rally to keep our SSA office open!

The Social Security Administration Office helps connect and administer retirement, disability, Medicare and survivor’s benefits -- determining initial eligibility, processing payments, and facilitating contact with the public. Our government works for us and should be easily accessible to all. Let’s stand together to save the Mitchell Street Social Security Administration Office (SSA).