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by Brandon Campbell
1:25am
Sun Sep 16, 2012
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CTU Strike: Union Park Rally Draws Union Leaders and Supporters (VIDEO)

A rally at Union Park brought out thousands of teachers, parents, and union supporters from Chicago, Wisconsin, Indiana and abroad as the school board and Chicago Teachers Union representatives continued to work on contract negotiations Saturday afternoon.

Union President Karen Lewis drew loud applause and chants of “Karen for Mayor” from the crowd as she took the stage at about 2:30 p.m.

Lewis said union negotiators were given a written framework for a contract on Friday, with details and completed language to be discussed on Sunday. But she said that doesn’t mean the strike is about to end.

“We are still on strike. We only have a framework for an agreement, not an agreement,” Lewis said. “Until you hear it from the CTU, we are on strike.”

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by Aricka Flowers
2:48pm
Wed Jun 6, 2012
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The Bigger Picture Emerging From The Wisconsin Vote

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One day after Wisconsin voters elected to keep Republican Gov. Scott Walker in office, making him the first governor in history to survive a recall election, politicos, the media and news junkies are all trying to discern what the end result means for November.

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by Aricka Flowers
5:49am
Wed Aug 17, 2011

Democrats Declare Victory in Wisconsin Recalls

The following is a statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate on the Democratic victories in the historic Wisconsin State Senate recall elections.

“The victories (Tuesday) of Senators Wirch and Holperin cap off successful recall elections this summer for Democrats, progressives, moderates and independents. Democrats won more races, recalled two Republican senators, protected every Democratic incumbent, shifted the balance of power in the state Senate away from conservatives, and forced Walker and the GOP to pay public lip service to moderation and bipartisanship for the first time since they took power in January. All of these facts show that voters gave Democrats the overall victory in this summer’s historic senate recall elections.”

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by Aricka Flowers
11:18am
Wed Aug 3, 2011

Wisc. Dems Say Koch Brothers Engaging In 'Scheme To Suppress Votes'

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint (PDF) with the Government Accountability Board alleging that Koch the brothers-funded, Americans for Prosperity political action committee is trying to suppress Democratic votes in the upcoming Republican recall elections.

Politico originally reported that Americans for Prosperity sent out absentee ballots to two districts in the Senate recall election with a printed deadline date of "before August 11." But in reality, the deadline for absentee ballots is tomorrow, August 4. The election is August 9.

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