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Brett Healy

Dem Party-Big Labor Coalition Goes All Out to Recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

by Brett Healy

Just because they spent millions in their failed attempt to gain control of the Wisconsin State Senate this fall doesn’t mean the Big Labor-Dem Party coalition is out of gas. Or funds. Or manpower.

The effort to recall Governor Scott Walker is underway and is highly-organized, with dozens of employees set to work out of more than 20 planned regional offices.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin laid out its initial plan to recall Governor Scott Walker at a volunteer training meeting in Madison Tuesday night.

The Wisconsin Reporter website sent a journalist to the local AFSCME offices where the meeting was held. The reporter collected some printed materials before being asked to leave. Those materials reveal a two-phased operation that only takes the recall effort to January 13.  Phase one is underway now, and involves building capacity and organizational structure. Phase two is the actual petition process, which goes from November 15 to January 13.

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Posted Oct 20th 2011 at 3:59 pm in Big Labor, News, Politics, State Politics | 36 Comments

Media Trackers

Uncovering The Phony “Independent” Group Organizing Recall Of Scott Walker

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By Collin Roth

On October 10, 2011, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Mike Tate announced on MSNBC that the long awaited Scott Walker recall will go forward, starting on November 15, 2011. But in Chairman Tate’s announcement, he referenced one organization as the de facto leader of the Walker recall effort.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has been working with grassroots activists from around the state. Groups like United Wisconsin, and the many other groups that have sprung up, to figure out the next step we can take to stop Scott Walker’s radical agenda. We have come through a series of meetings with all these grassroots activists and we have come to the conclusion that we do need to recall him from office. And we are going to officially file to recall him from office on November 15.

Other organizations including labor unions around the state have identified United Wisconsin, not the Democratic Party, as the leader of the effort to recall Scott Walker.

“The citizen’s group, United Wisconsin, announced today that it will lead efforts to recall Governor Walker.”- Wisconsin AFL-CIOPress Release October 11, 2011

“AFT-Wisconsin President Bryan Kennedy issued the following statement in support of United Wisconsin’s effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker…”- AFT Wisconsin Press Release October 11, 2011

“SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin is joining United Wisconsin in their efforts to recall Governor Scott Walker. The citizens group, United Wisconsin, will spearhead efforts to recall Walker and begin circulating petitions on November 15.”- SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin Press Release October 11, 2011

“WEAC, Wisconsin’s largest union representing teachers and other public school employees, released a statement of support today for United Wisconsin’s efforts to recall Governor Scott Walker.” -WEAC Press Release October 11, 2011

“Today, We Are Wisconsin announces our support of United Wisconsin in their effort to recall Scott Walker!”- We Are WisconsinWebsite Post October 11, 2011

So with all of this support from labor unions and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, who is United Wisconsin?

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Posted Oct 14th 2011 at 11:59 am in 2012 Election, Big Labor, State Politics | 25 Comments

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Democratic Led Recall Efforts Raise Nearly $250K

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The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board released today the filing reports for the recall committees of eight Republican state senators. A look at the numbers does not reflect a grassroots effort to raise money but large donations from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Progress PAC.

Included among the expenditures is money allocated for paid staff. These totals amount to more than 12 times the money raised by efforts to recall Democratic senators.

Committee to Recall Kapanke
-Democratic Party of Wisconsin-$8,589
-Wisconsin Progress PAC-$6,586.12
TOTAL-$15,175.13

Committee to Recall Darling
-Democratic Party of Wisconsin-$7,404.73
-Wisconsin Progress PAC-$8,775.12
-Friends of the Committee to Recall Alberta Darling- $634.57
TOTAL-$16,814.42

Committee to Recall Hopper
-Democratic Party of Wisconsin-$31,667.63
-Wisconsin Progress PAC-$8,053.12
TOTAL-$39,667.63

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Posted Apr 1st 2011 at 3:49 pm in Uncategorized | 144 Comments