Milwaukee, December 19: #BlackLivesMatter March For Justice

Posted on December 17, 2014 by wibailoutpeople

Justice is what we march for. Justice is what we protest for. Justice is what we are calling for. Justice is what we are going to get.Dontre Hamilton was shot 14 times on April 30th in Red Arrow Park by former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney. Its been 8 months since this murder took place, and still our D.A. has not made a decision on whether to charge this officer for recklessly and unnecessarily taking another mans life. Dontre will never be able to go home to see his family again. Officer Manney is still a free man. We cannot stand for this. We must demand that this negligent officer be charged for his crimes, and work to change the system that says that it is ok to murder black women and men …with impunity.

On Friday we will rally and march to protest this unjust system and demand that our D.A. make a decision now (and that decision be to charge and arrest former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney with Murder). Please join us at Red Arrow Park (1000 N. Water St.) at 4pm. We will leave promptly so please try to be there as soon as possible. Join our fight for justice!

To stay updated and/or to contact us, please follow us on twitter @justicefordontre, instagram @thecoalition4justicemke or give us a call (414) 375-9330.

See you there! Do not sit this one out!

Manhattan, December 13, 2014

WI AFL-CIO PETITION: Stop RTW (Right-To-Work For Less) in Wisconsin

Posted on December 17, 2014 by wibailoutpeople

There’s a shady new front group in town, gearing up to attack workers and Wisconsin’s middle class. On December 1, a group with ties to the Koch Brothers launched an organization called “Wisconsin Right to Work” to “aggressively promote” anti-worker policies in the state legislature. On December 2, Rep. Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) publicly promised to introduce an anti-worker Right to Work bill during the 2015-2016 legislative session. On December 4, Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said the Senate would lead on Right to Work and take it up in just a matter of weeks.

Sign the petition today: Click here to stand firm against Right to Work in Wisconsin. This bill is a scheme by out-of-state special interests to lower our wages and hurt our entire middle class.

Right to Work isn’t what it seems. It is a complicated and controversial anti-worker bill brought to you by out-of-state special interests that want to drive down wages and line their own pockets.

Here are the Facts

RTW doesn’t create jobs. Passing RTW won’t create even one job in Wisconsin. RTW is a power grab by out-of-state special interests who want to eliminate unions and stack the deck even more in their favor, all at the expense of the middle class.
RTW is an attack on the middle class. These anti-worker Right To Work laws just force all working families to work harder for lower pay and less benefits, whether they’re in a union or not. The average worker makes about $5,000 less and pensions are lower and less secure in Right to Work states. If we don’t stop these attacks, the middle class will continue to shrink.
All working people deserve real freedom, not laws like these. Freedom is about being able to earn a living wage, balance life with work and come home safe after a day’s work. Freedom is the ability to speak out about workplace conditions without fear of retaliation. This is what we need to work toward, not laws like these.

Now that you have the facts, click here to sign the petition to stop attacks on Wisconsin workers and our freedom to earn a decent wage.

The truth is Right to Work benefits the people at the top while hurting the rest of us. Don’t be fooled — when powerful special interests win, it’s people who work for a living and the middle class that loses.

Statement From Int’l Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5: “They Are Finally Home!”

Posted on December 17, 2014 by wibailoutpeople

http://www.thecuban5.org/

…The Cuban 5 spent their time in prison with great dignity and energy and they always made it clear to us that their case was a political struggle that needed a broad movement to be victorious. And that is exactly what happened. What began as a small number grew into a formidable international movement that continued to gain momentum and influence to the point that the pressure was too much for the U.S. government to bare.

The Cuban 5 spent 16 too-long-years in U.S. prisons but today shows that with a collective struggle of the people justice will prevail.

International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5

All of Cuban Five Now In Their Homeland

Posted on December 17, 2014 by wibailoutpeople

BEAT BACK RIGHT-TO-WORK-FOR-LESS IN WISCONSIN / MILWAUKEE LABOR-COMMUNITY FIGHT BACK MEETING DECEMBER 19

Posted on December 17, 2014 by wibailoutpeople

WI Bail Out The People Movement APPEAL: http://tinyurl.com/p23fmq9

Committee to Beat Back Right To Work: http://tinyurl.com/lnhuumn / http://beatbackrtw.org/

South Central Federation of Labor: https://www.facebook.com/LaborSCFL / http://www.scfl.org/

Wisconsin AFL-CIO: https://www.facebook.com/wisaflcio / http://www.wisaflcio.org/ / http://wisaflcio.typepad.com/

DECEMBER 19, 2014 LABOR-COMMUNITY MEETING TO FIGHT RTW

From Citizen Action:

Dear Progressive Partner,

As you know, it looks like Right to Work for less legislation may be pushed in the Legislature in early January. We are aware that many progressive allies would like to understand more about the issue, and help labor in this critical fight for family supporting jobs. To assist, Citizen Action of Wisconsin will be hosting a briefing and planning meeting with the AFL-CIO to provide information on what is at stake, discuss the most persuasive messaging, and discuss how progressive allies can help.

The meeting will be at Citizen Action of Wisconsin, this Friday, December 19 from 9:00-10:30am. Please RSVP to Kevin.kane@citizenactionwi.org.

WHAT: Labor-Community meeting to fight Right-to-work-for-less

WHEN: Friday, December 19, 9-10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Citizen Action office, 221 s 2nd Street, suite 300, Milwaukee, WI, 53204

In Solidarity,

Citizen Action Team

President Raul Castro Thanks Obama on US-Cuba Relation Normalization

Posted on December 17, 2014 by wibailoutpeople

Milwaukee, December 19: #BlackLivesMatter March For Justice

Posted on December 17, 2014 by wibailoutpeople

EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/k2p9v4b

Justice is what we march for. Justice is what we protest for. Justice is what we are calling for. Justice is what we are going to get.

Dontre Hamilton was shot 14 times on April 30th in Red Arrow Park by former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney. Its been 8 months since this murder took place, and still our D.A. has not made a decision on whether to charge this officer for recklessly and unnecessarily taking another mans life. Dontre will never be able to go home to see his family again. Officer Manney is still a free man. We cannot stand for this. We must demand that this negligent officer be charged for his crimes, and work to change the system that says that it is ok to murder black women and men …with impunity.

To stay updated and/or to contact us, please follow us on twitter @justicefordontre, instagram @thecoalition4justicemke or give us a call (414) 375-9330.

See you there! Do not sit this one out!