Make your opinions known to decision-makers on issues of importance to you and Citizen Action of Wisconsin. http://wca.e-actionmax.com/alertlist.asp Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:05:10 GMT Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:05:10 GMT en-us action alerts thedatabank, inc. Technology for Change. http://www.thedatabank.com/
Over the past year and a half, Recovery Act stimulus funds: * Delivered to Americans over $250 billion in tax cuts * Protected schools, cities and counties from massive job and program cuts * Invested in jobs to improve infrastructure and save energy * Provided loans to businesses and individuals for economic expansion * Protected people in crisis through extended unemployment benefits, food share, medical care and hundreds of programs to meet human needs.

Deadline for action: 12/31/2010.]]> http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4763 http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4763 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:30:39 GMT
Please join port truck drivers and community residents across the country and ask Congress to support real clean truck programs at our ports. Eighty-seven million Americans live and work in regions near ports that violate Federal air quality standards, where rates and risk of asthma, cancer and respiratory illnesses are rampant.

Deadline for action: 12/31/2010.]]> http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4674 http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4674 Tue, 4 May 2010 02:20:12 GMT
# Tell Scott Walker that we count on government watchdogs to police the corruption on Wall Street, not to take campaign contributions from the worst offenders! # Tell Scott Walker to insist that the big banks that took our tax dollars start lending again to small businesses. # Tell Scott Walker to demand the the banks negotiate with homeowners and avoid more foreclosures.

Deadline for action: 11/15/2010.]]> http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4849 http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4849 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:19:27 GMT
There is no doubt that the Milwaukee County Mental Health facility is dangerous for patients and workers. But instead of fixing the problem, what did Scott Walker do? According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "a private lawyer has been paid $395 an hour to represent the county and a public relations staffer has been hired at $49,200 a year." Total costs to taxpayers? "$700,000 in extra patient costs and legal fees in the past year, a figure that may easily top $1 million." And that's just one case. Walker says "the buck stops with me," but last year, when the issue wasn't on the front page of the newspaper and County Board members pushed for real solutions, Walker refused to take action. Walker was AWOL right up until last Friday when a majority of Milwaukee County Board Supervisors renewed their call for a new, safe facility. Just hours later, Scott Walker released a statement saying he was going along with the majority and endorsed the plan for a new facility. Refusing to tackle the tough problems until a veto-proof majority of the County Board and unending media attention forces action isn't leadership!

Deadline for action: 11/7/2010.]]> http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4863 http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4863 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:49:19 GMT
After 90 years women are still fighting for their rights, including: •The right to take care of a sick child or family member. •The right to take a personal sick day without retribution. •The right of victims of sexual assault to take a paid safe day. August 26th, is a national day of action in support of the Healthy Families Act, a bill in Congress that would guarantee the right to paid sick days for every American worker. In 2008 Milwaukee voters overwhelmingly approved a Paid Sick Days referendum which, according to Wisconsin law, should have functioned as "direct legislation," which means it was the express will of the voters, and by direct democracy shall be implemented. The business lobby has so far been able to block implementation of the law. Paid Sick Days has taken off as a national movement and already a federal bill has been introduced. Wisconsin is poised to extend its reputation as a forward thinking state by becoming the first to enact paid sick days legislation.

Deadline for action: 11/2/2010.]]> http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4860 http://wca.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=4860 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:07:41 GMT