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Journey Into Mock Future United Way relies on labor United Way’s veteran leader Vince Martin (left) presents the prestigious community service award to letter carrier Scott Van Derven, leader of the annual food drive, at the Labor Kick-Off Rally Sept. 17. Story and Sen. Russ Feingold found Voces de la Frontera more photos supporters at Zeidler Park before the parade. The on Page 13. Pirates, strolling musicians, puppets and more workers rights center will hold a gala Oct. 22 with joined the parade this year. Enjoy photos and an AFL-CIO national figure as keynote speaker. stories in a special section pages 7-11. See Voces story on Page 6. Vol. 69, No. 9 Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Truthout scores a union first By Dominique Paul Noth, Editor, Labor Press ble. ne of my favorite websites, and a must for It's quality, dedication to issues and, as of Aug. citizens who want to stay up with national 27, a decision to become the first online-only news Oand world news and even labor essayists site to unionize. such as David Bacon, is truthout.org. It rounds up Through another first --a virtual card-check some of the most interesting and important stories of signup -- Truthout employees signed a recognition the world's newspapers and magazines, always offer- statement, granting membership in The Newspaper ing you pointers to the original, adding a search Guild/Communication Workers of America. The engine, encouraging your own browsing, organizing union cards in this case were verified Faxed PDF stories into a front page and categories, and it also files with each employee's signature. The bargain- encourages its own reporting. ing committee for Truthout existed in New York, It survives, much like public radio and TV, on Sacramento, Los Angeles and Chicago. donations from users. It is currently in a crucial Noted Truthout's union representative, Shannon fund-raising drive, but that isn't what makes it nota- Duffy, of the St. Louis Newspaper Guild: "For other Online continued Page 3 New National President Richard Trumka introduced his leader- ship team to the AFL-CIO convention, including re-elected Journey into mock future Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker (left) and Liz Shuler, By Dominique Paul Noth Ridicule is still a powerful Other revelations by Walker: the first woman elected as secretary-treasurer and, at 39, the Editor, Labor Press weapon. First posted as online • Twenty city parks as well youngest AFL-CIO top officer in history. The Year: 2012 satire, this vision of an imagi- as the school properties will be nary political future under a The Place: Milwaukee sold to commercial developers. mayoral takeover of the schools • Land sales and swaps n a rambling but revealing What’s truly afoot has already stirred a fuss. will allow less cost in expanding interview with Wisconsin's I-94 to 14 freeway lanes from largest newspaper, the new I the Waukesha county line not mayor for the city of Milwaukee, Comment just to Miller Park but also to a within AFL-CIO Scott Walker, discussed in great- Metropolitan Milwaukee new jump south at the stadium here will be a lot of news aggression reflected by Richard er detail his mayoral takeover of Association of Commerce "to cut 20 minutes off the travel and resolutions pouring Trumka and his team of officers. public education. "because we have to get our time for Chicago baseball fans Tout over the next few Even outgoing AFL-CIO First, Walker said, he would schools operating again on the by bypassing downtown," as weeks from the AFL-CIO con- President John Sweeney now sell 40 public school properties business models that served the Walker has proposed. vention Sept. 13-17 in suggests that some unions con- to condominium developers from nation so well in the Tommy • Kindergarten will be Pittsburgh, but one of the biggest cerned about his more cautious Waukesha and Burnett counties Thompson and George W. Bush eliminated, as will extracurricu- stories might be a very quiet and approach had some understand- he has worked with before. eras," he said. lar music and theater. "Not sports disjointed one that emerged in a able reasons to leave in the first Included was the valuable "The MMAC opposition to or forensics," said Walker. "I did serious of discussions and was place. They have ample reason to Riverside High School building paid sick-days also confirms well at forensics. But I'm still only glimpsed at in the resolu- come back given the strategy and its nearby environmental these business leaders understand looking at cutting science fairs." tions passed. being outlined and a new mutual center. caution in expecting education to • Since there will be fewer This involves a series of respect reflected in the leader- In a meeting with the edito- change the future for our young schools and tighter costs, class moves and commentary by major ship. rial board for the Sinclair Journal people. This is the kind of dutiful sizes would be allowed "to natu- unions to rejoin the AFL-CIO The unions who left wanted Sentinel, the recently acquired debate-free school board we rally rise to a very manageable under the new enthusiasm and newspaper flagship for a national AFL-CIO continued Page 5 need." threshold of 35 students." media chain that supported He also revealed his pick for • Teacher certification Walker in the recent city elec- superintendent of schools -- the requirements will be eliminated tion, Walker also revealed his recently retired president of the to let voucher schools expand choices for the newly appointed Bradley Foundation "who will county wide and cover any fami- Milwaukee Public Schools return test results and tough fis- ly making under $300,000 a Board. cal discipline to our relationship year. Walker has asked defeated His selections would dupli- with both teachers and the cate the current board of the minority populations," he said. Future continued Page 15 Page 2 — AFL-CIO MILWAUKEE LABOR PRESS, Wednesday, September 30, 2009 www.milwaukeelabor.org Demand halts training funds at Milwaukee, other job boards he sheer number of job temporarily shut off the valve of For 2009, in fact, requests by losses, union and non, training for companies and work- current participants exceeded Tkeeps confounding the ers seeking entry, it affects cur- training money by a half million experts even while evidence rent participants in the dollars, and it's only September. mounts that the economy is Workforce Investment Act funds So the scramble is on, to recovering. (WIA, administered by the state) meet the existing needs with an This was evident Sept. 16 and those who had applied for expanded number of casework- when the Milwaukee Area ARRA (the federal American ers, to rethink how the money is Workforce Investment Board, Recovery and Reinvestment Act being employed and how it can which has no control of how the passed in 2009) and SRR (the be stretched, whether any rapid federal government allocates State Rapid Response system for or emergency training money Workforce Investment Act train- distributing such funds). can be found and how to rebuild ing funds, revealed that it had This exhaustion of funding and maybe down the road restart HIRE Center workers could be found marching with LCLAA (above), not been allocated enough train- affects all the Wisconsin local the vouchers for training. machinists and other unions during the Labor Day Parade. ing funds to handle a surge in boards helping dislocated work- -- Dominique Paul Noth demand. So the board has been ers, so this is an issue much larg- forced to temporarily suspend er than what is facing Social Security is also for the young vouchers for new training money Milwaukee. It reflects the enor- By Karyl Richson page insert tailored specifically into 2010. So many vouchers for mity of the problem, and looking Special to the Labor Press to workers ages 25 to 35. training have been submitted that at the numbers you can hardly inancial planning is not Pay close attention to the the available resource of state blame the under-allocation on just for people nearing information provided, including and federal money was simply the experts at MAWIB (though Fretirement. In fact, it's a tips on saving, getting your tapped out. the board's initials now do sound good idea to begin planning for a employer to help with matching CEO Donald Sykes did tell even more like a sighing bird). comfortable and secure retire- contributions to retirement plans, his staff in the Sept. 16 memo For just half of 2009 (July to ment when you're young. and how much of a difference that applications in process - December) the board had sought Social Security has a new beginning to save early can about 300 stretching to January - and received $1.5 million in financial planning tool especially make. There's even a graph would be handled. For any new WIA and ARRA training money for the 25 to 35 crowd. It's a showing the significant differ- ones now deluging the HIRE for dislocated workers, a notable special mailer with information ence saving over time can make, Center and related facilities, only amount for programs that had about Social Security, savings, even if it's just $25 or $50 a "intensive" (read absolutely suffered under the previous and other items of interest to week. emergency situations) would administration. But job losses young workers. If you're or more of pre-retirement earn- The insert also includes even be considered. will clearly continue though the between the ages of 25 and 35 ings to live comfortably. Even helpful links to outside websites The suspension doesn't just overall economy is improving.
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