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On Wednesday, March 18, Local 212's Fast Fund partnered with Legal Action of Wisconsin in seeking a moratorium on evictions during the COVID 19 pandemic. Here is the press release we issued on why a moratorium in needed.  The FAST Fund was also included in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  article about the need for an eviction moratorium.
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Over the last 12 years, I have knocked on thousands of doors all over Wisconsin in support of Democratic candidates for office. I have knocked in Green Bay, Rhinelander, Wausau, Appleton, Racine, Omro, Oshkosh, Menomonee Falls and all over Milwaukee, including many of the poorest areas in the city. I walked so many miles that the door knocking contributed to my two hip replacement surgeries. I...
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Following a 10-month process involving full and part-time faculty, academic support staff and counselors, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 212’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) has endorsed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders for president.  “This endorsement is about values. Senator Bernie Sanders has been vocal and unwavering in his support for fair and equitable ...
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Over three hundred people, including dozens of MATC students, faculty and staff, packed Flores Hall at the Local 212/MATC Believe in Students FAST Fund 2nd annual Gala and Silent Auction on February 21st. After an enthusiastic video welcome from Congresswoman Gwen Moore, MATC graduate, Angel Vega, told the crowd he would not be working at the very MPS grade school he attended or pursuing his fo...
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The Milwaukee Area Technical College board of directors passed changes to new part-time faculty pay, paid hours outside of the classroom, and the “class & step” system used for salaries and raises on Tuesday, Dec. 17. “Some of the folks in that room did not understand some of the basics and yet they went ahead and made a very, very big decision,” says American Federation of Teachers (AFT) ...
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