Wisconsin Civil Service Birthday Party
Capitol 2 E. Main St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
media release: The Wisconsin Coalition to Save Civil Service will host a "birthday party" for the Wisconsin Civil Service System. This will be a short gathering with a few remarks about why we seek a stronger civil service system, and there will be music and a birthday cake.
This event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Coalition to Save Civil Service, including public sector unions and good government groups. Organizations in the coalition include AFSCME Council 32, American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin, South Central Federation of Labor, Association of Career Employees, Wisconsin Professional Employees Council, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, and the NAACP.
Governor Bob La Follette signed the Wisconsin Civil Service System into law on June 17, 1905. Instead of using only political appointees, hiring and promotion in state agencies was to be done by merit, as measured objectively. Instead of a "who you know" system of patronage, it was a "what you know" system. In the 1930s, our state employee unions were born to preserve and shore up civil service. It's more important than ever today as corporate priorities threaten to overwhelm the public interest inside our agencies.
Google
Yahoo
Outlook
ical