February 22, 2008
Volume #30, Issue #5
JOHN DOE LEGISLATION ON ASSEMBLY
CALENDAR -
Assembly Bill 695, which would prevent
inmates from directly filing criminal complaints against employees in a secure
institution with a judge, under
the state’s John Doe statutes, is scheduled to receive a vote on Tuesday,
February 26.
RETIREES DUES CHECK-OFF BILL
RECEIVES HEARING – SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE
- Senate Bill
282, which would allow participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System to have
union dues automatically
deducted from their pensions, received a hearing in the Senate Committee on
Labor this week. AFSCME
Wisconsin Retirees Chapter 7 officers Darold Lowe and Joe Kreuser testified
before the Committee,
offering a detailed explanation of how the system works in 39 other retirement
systems and the benefits of
allowing dues check-off under WRS to Wisconsin. SB-282 will be voted on by the
Committee next week on
Wednesday, February 27. AFSCME is optimistic that a vote before the full Senate
will be held before the
legislative session adjourns in March.
LOBBY DAY!
- Lobby Day is fast approaching,
Wednesday, March 5, to be exact, and spots are filling up
fast. If you haven’t done so already, sign up to attend with your area Take
Back staff or by contacting the
Council 11 office directly (608-836-6666).
With various pieces
of legislation still pending before the legislature, and a budget adjustment
bill still looming
in the background, AFSCME’s Lobby Day couldn’t be better timed. Sign up now to
be sure that we can
schedule a visit with your legislator and join the AFSCME green machine on March
5. Click here for bus
schedule.
LEGISLATIVE WEBSITES. . .For those "online", here are some good info spots:
Wisconsin State Legislature: www.legis.state.wi.us/
"Who Are My Legislators": www.legis.state.wi.us./waml/
State of Wisconsin: www.wisconsin.gov/state/home
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau: www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/
Wisconsin Legislative Council: www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/
Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau: www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/
Wisconsin Ethics Board: http://ethics.state.wi.us