Solidarity Action: Say no to Right to Work in Wisconsin!
Anti-union members of Wisconsin’s legislature are ‘pressing the gas’ in hopes of passing divisive, so called “Right-to-Work” legislation as early as this week…
Legislative Update: Transportation Funding Package
Transportation Funding Package After months of debate, the legislature passed a complex road funding proposal package that could provide $1.2 billion for repairing state roads.
December 2014: Legislative Report
Bill Introductions and Status Transportation Funding Michigan citizens have already waited too long for this legislature to take the lead and fix our roads. Last week the Senate stepped up and took a bipartisan lead acknowledging the problem cannot be fixed without generating new revenue, which Governor Snyder concurs. The Senate plan generates $1.2 Billion…
President Karla Swift: Lansing, come together to fix our roads
It is very easy to look at the results of this month’s elections and say that our state is divided. The months of ads and attacks leading up to Election Day were a reminder of how vitriolic our politics are. Yet only a few weeks after voters went to the ballot box, we have a…
Statement of Michigan AFL-CIO President Karla Swift on Election Results
“Gary Peters bucked a trend, by standing up to the Koch Brothers and other outside special interests who tried to buy an election in Michigan. Gary won because he didn’t let dishonest attacks go unanswered – and because thousands of grassroots volunteers helped him carry a winning message all across the state.
Statement of Michigan AFL CIO President Karla Swift On Election Results
For immediate release – November 4, 2014 Contact: Roger Kerson, 734.645.0535, roger@rkcommunications.net The following statement is from Karla Swift, president of the Michigan AFL-CIO. “Gary Peters bucked a trend, by standing up to the Koch Brothers and other outside special interests who tried to buy an election in Michigan. Gary won because he didn’t let…
VOTE TODAY!
Today is Election Day and we only have a matter of hours to set Michigan’s course for the next four years. We can continue down Rick Snyder’s path — tax cuts for the wealthy, paid for by working families, retirees and kids in our public schools.
Michigan AFL-CIO Releases Working Family Values Report Card on Candidates for U.S. Senate
The Michigan AFL-CIO today released the Working Family Values Report Card, which grades candidates for U.S. Senate on issues critical to Michigan’s working families. Candidate Terri Lynn Land earned all ‘F’s on issues ranging from increasing the minimum wage to protecting Social Security and Medicare, whereas Gary Peters earned ‘A’s due to his strong support for pro-working family policies.
President Karla Swift: Schauer, Peters the choice for working families
In today’s Labor Voices section of the Detroit News Michigan AFL-CIO President Karla Swift laid out the logic behind the State Federation’s endorsements of Mark Schauer for Governor, and Congressman Gary Peters for United States Senate. Here are some highlights from President Swift’s Op-Ed: On the Michigan AFL-CIO’s endorsement of Mark Schauer: “Last Sunday’s debate…
Statement of Michigan AFL-CIO President Karla Swift Re: Town Hall Debate between Mark Schauer and Rick Snyder
“Tonight’s debate shows why Mark Schauer will be Michigan’s next governor. He laid out his vision for a Michigan that works for everyone; not just the wealthy and well-connected. Mark’s plan to raise middle-class incomes and reduce middle-class taxes is what working families need so all of us can get Michigan’s economy growing again. “Snyder…
