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Threads posts
stated on July 7, 2024 in a Threads post:

"Project 2025 eliminates OSHA and overtime wages.”

By Jeff Cercone • July 12, 2024

Instagram posts
stated on November 12, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Quotes House Speaker Mike Johnson as saying, “Every woman has a duty to birth at least one able-bodied worker.”

By Grace Abels • November 13, 2023

Lori Lightfoot
stated on December 31, 2021 in a year-end press release.:

"Chicago maintained the lowest unemployment rate through most of 2021 of any large American city."

By Analisa Trofimuk • January 31, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?"

By Bill McCarthy • December 21, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.”

By Tom Kertscher • June 25, 2020

Phil Scott
stated on January 24, 2019 in his budget address in the Statehouse.:

"Every county, including Chittenden, has fewer people available for work."

By Colin Meyn, Felippe Rodrigues • January 26, 2019

Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 3, 2018 in his State of the State address:

"A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."

By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018

Paul Soglin
stated on June 18, 2017 in an interview:

Since he and Scott Walker took office in 2011, "60,000 new jobs have been created in this state -- 40,000 of them were created in Madison and the Madison area."

By Tom Kertscher • July 5, 2017

NowThis
stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video:

Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2016

Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 14, 2016 in a television interview:

"Hedge fund managers and others in private equity pay much lower (tax) rates on their income than do truck drivers and teachers and nurses."

By Sarah Hauer • April 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor:

"We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil."

By Nick Reid • January 29, 2016

John DePetro
stated on September 20, 2015 in blog:

"Remember that developers are forced to use the ‘195 land union’ contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project."

By Mark Reynolds • October 4, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview:

Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."

By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2015

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
stated on July 8, 2015 in a Facebook post:

Says "Scott Walker’s bad budget includes: No weekend for workers."

By Sarah Hauer • July 21, 2015

Protect American Jobs
stated on May 5, 2015 in a television ad:

A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget."

By James B. Nelson • June 5, 2015

Wisconsin Contractor Coalition
stated on February 23, 2015 in a website claim:

Says Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s "own 2014 survey revealed that just 15 percent of business executive respondents were in favor of Right-To-Work legislation."

By Dave Umhoefer • February 25, 2015

Gail Collins
stated on February 15, 2015 in a column:

Says award-winning Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Megan Sampson was laid off because Gov. Scott Walker cut state aid to education.

By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2015

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":

"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 28, 2014

Ken Paxton
stated on May 11, 2014 in a news story:

Dan Branch "once lobbied for the AFL-CIO."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2014

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 19, 2014 in a radio commentary:

Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."

By Tom Kertscher • April 2, 2014

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