During a pandemic, Wisconsin Republican leaders are playing politics with our lives and livelihoods. Republican leaders delivered a proposal that would devastate state and municipal workers on the front line of fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

This proposal would give Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Finance extraordinary authority to cut any spending they wanted if Wisconsin faces a deficit next year. This includes funds for local government, schools, and yes, AFSCME members’ hard fought 2% state employee raise scheduled to go in effect in January.

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald are using a global pandemic to stage a power grab and give themselves and their twelve hand-picked JFC appointments the power to devastate public services and worker pay in the middle of a crisis.

WE MUST ACT NOW! Make sure that your voice is heard by calling the legislative hotline (800) 362-9472. Don't know your legislators contact information? No problem, search your address and contact your legislators, HERE!

Let your Representatives know we won’t allow worker pay cuts and political power grabs. Let them know:

• Workers are on the front lines against the spread of the coronavirus.
• Workers in your community need the one week waiting period for unemployment ended.
• Critical federal funds for health care must be freed to respond to the pandemic.
• The services we provide and the pay we receive should not be used as partisan pawns during a national crisis.
• Finally, let them know that essential and critical workers deserve hazard pay and collective bargaining rights, not legislation to make it easier for a small group of legislators to cut long overdue raises or gut funding for critical public services.

Call the legislative hotline (800) 362-9472 and voice your opposition! In this pandemic, our lives and the lives of our neighbors are at stake.  As a matter of public safety, we must stand up and fight back!