The saga of Palermo’s Pizza continues. When Palermo’s announced they were going to build a new production facility in the Milwaukee in 2005, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett actually made the announcement. They were to be the first major employer to locate operations in the previously blighted corridor of Wisconsin’s largest city and the move put Milwaukee, and its Mayor, in the best possible light. Yet, | Read More »
“Limiting collective bargaining freed counties, municipalities and school districts to make necessary changes to costly benefit packages such as health insurance and other programs without having to provide a quid pro quo for the changes. This, in turn, facilitated the ability of counties, municipalities and school districts to maintain employment levels while still meeting the ever-increasing service demands of their taxpayers and citizenry.” So reads | Read More »
The success of the labor and fiscal reforms in Wisconsin continues as total savings exceed a major milestone. From today’s MacIver News Service report: [Madison, Wisc…] One billion dollars. That’s how much the state, school districts and local governments in Wisconsin have saved thanks to the budget flexibility provided by Act 10, according to the Governor’s office. “This is a significant milestone—more than one billion | Read More »
Next time someone tells you the opposition to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s labor reforms is a wonderful, organic, mainstream movement please direct their attention to today’s breaking news from my colleagues at the MacIver Institute: On Eve of Recalls, WEAC Turns to Alinsky Disciples For Community Organizing Help MacIver News Service | March 15, 2012 [Madison, Wisconsin] Gearing up for increased political activism on the cusp of | Read More »
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