By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 12, 2012
Bernero refused to let Lansing Police Department officers participate in the police action at the Capitol the week previous
Posted in Activism | Tagged Capitol, Lansing, mayor, protest, Right to Work, virg bernero |
By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 12, 2012
Fire fighters and police are exempt from the new laws but leaders and members showed up at the protest to show support
Posted in Activism | Tagged Capitol, harold schaitberger, international association of fire fighters, Lansing, Michigan, mike hendricks, protest, Right to Work |
By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 12, 2012
Bills sailed through the lameduck legislative sessions with virtually no debate
Posted in Activism | Tagged Capitol, gretchen whitmer, Michigan, protest, Right to Work |
By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 12, 2012
Protest at the Capitol drew more than 10,000 union workers
Posted in Activism | Tagged Capitol, chris buhalis, Drew Howard, josha david, Lansing, Michigan, protest, Right to Work, this land in my land, union |
By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 12, 2012
Jackson called for a one-day strike to kick off the struggle against the new law
Posted in Activism | Tagged Capitol, jesse jackson, Lansing, Michigan, protest, Right to Work, strike, union |
By Todd A. Heywood on December 11, 2012
Such a heavy Michigan State Police presence may instigate rather than de-escalate the potential for violence
Posted in Activism | Tagged anger, Capitol, Father Peter Dougherty, Michigan Peace Team, peaceful, protests, Right to Work, unions |
By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 10, 2012
Capitol bracing for major protests tomorrow
Posted in Activism | Tagged Capitol, democratic presser, democrats, governor snyder, Lansing, rep. richard hammel, rep. tim greimel, rep. winnie brinks, Right to Work, unions, video |
By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 8, 2012
The lame-duck session of the Michigan legislature is dominated by the Tea Party’s anti-union/anti-choice agenda
Posted in Activism, News | Tagged anti-choice, anti-union, Capitol, Michigan, michigan state police, protests, Right to Work, worker stories |
By Bonnie Bucqueroux on September 20, 2012
GOP War on Women continues to ignite protests at the Capitol
Posted in Activism | Tagged aclu, anti-choice legislation, Capitol, dance, flashmob, Michigan, planned parenthood, protest, war on women |
By Bonnie Bucqueroux on July 19, 2012
The GOP adds more insults to injury - and the Freep chastises Speaker of the House Bolger’s sins without referring to his high-handed treatment of women
Posted in Activism, News | Tagged Capitol, Detroit Free Press, GOP, jase bolger, Michigan NOW, Michigan WOmen's Power ASsembly, rally, republicans, vaginas, war on women |
