Fact Check Posts – Page 2

John DePetro
stated on September 20, 2015 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

Jon Erpenbach
stated on September 25, 2015 an interview

Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.

October 2, 2015

stated on September 22, 2015 a speech

Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not."

September 30, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on September 14, 2015 a campaign proposal

Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions."

September 17, 2015

Russ Feingold
stated on August 18, 2015 a speech

Says Ron Johnson "opposes entirely a federal minimum wage," except perhaps for "guest workers."

August 27, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 27, 2015 an interview

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

July 30, 2015

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

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

By Sarah Hauer • July 21, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech

Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam."

June 12, 2015

Mark Pocan
stated on March 10, 2015 an interview

Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation."

March 16, 2015

Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 a Facebook post

"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.

February 27, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2015 a statement

On supporting right to work legislation in 2015

February 23, 2015

George Nee
stated on February 5, 2015 testimony before R.I. House Labor Committee

Rhode Island "is one of the worst states" for income equality.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 22, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on January 21, 2015 an interview

"Documents released from the Soviet Union" show "the Soviet Union started treating" President Ronald Reagan more seriously after Reagan fired the air traffic controllers.

January 28, 2015

Robin Vos
stated on November 5, 2014 an interview

In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any.

November 21, 2014

Ernest Almonte
stated on October 19, 2014 a television commercial

Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 29, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on October 28, 2014 a meme on social media

Says the 1956 Republican Party platform supported equal pay, the minimum wage, asylum for refugees, protections for unions and more.

By Nai Issa, Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2014

Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 an interview on WLNE's "On the Record"

"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014

Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters
stated on October 8, 2014 in a mailer

"Elorza wants to teach our public school children about the ‘non-existence of God.’"

By Alex Kuffner • October 19, 2014

Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 a Providence Journal-WPRI debate

"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 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

Latest Fact-Checks In Unions