Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Labor Daniel Harrop stated on December 15, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers: "We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion." Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically." Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." Gina Raimondo stated on October 21, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: "Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state. Family Forward Oregon stated on May 8, 2013 in a flier: Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world." Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores." John Wisniewski stated on February 2, 2013 in a campaign rally: "We have a governor who's vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut." Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs." MacIver Institute stated on October 25, 2011 in a video: Says some Wisconsin state employee contracts "gave some employees $4 for bringing in their own lunch." Dave Yost stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: "The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions." Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars" We Are Ohio stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job." Joseph Andriole stated on August 2, 2011 in a TV story: The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region." Gina Raimondo stated on July 10, 2011 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: "The average 401(k) in America of a person who's 60 years old is under $100,000." Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008. United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster. Chris Redfern stated on May 4, 2011 in a radio interview: "The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor." Jesse Jackson stated on April 4, 2011 in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Milwaukee is "the most segregated city in America." David Pepper stated on March 10, 2011 in an Ohio House committee hearing: "Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio." Chris Abele stated on March 22, 2011 in a campaign appearance: Says Milwaukee County Parks director Sue Black has not received a pay raise in five years. Armond Budish stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer: Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime." Tom Barrett stated on March 11, 2011 in a newspaper interview: "Eleven years ago, the city of Detroit lifted the residency requirement for police officers and today, 53 percent of officers live outside of the city. If we want the tax base of Milwaukee to resemble the tax base of Detroit, this is the way to go." Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: Wisconsin state and local government workers pay "$500, $600 or in some cases, $1,000" per year in union dues. Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do." Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent." Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members." Scott Walker stated on December 7, 2010 in a luncheon speech at the Milwaukee Press Club: The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions.
Daniel Harrop stated on December 15, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers: "We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion." Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically." Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." Gina Raimondo stated on October 21, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: "Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state. Family Forward Oregon stated on May 8, 2013 in a flier: Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world." Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores." John Wisniewski stated on February 2, 2013 in a campaign rally: "We have a governor who's vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut." Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs." MacIver Institute stated on October 25, 2011 in a video: Says some Wisconsin state employee contracts "gave some employees $4 for bringing in their own lunch." Dave Yost stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: "The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions." Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars" We Are Ohio stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job." Joseph Andriole stated on August 2, 2011 in a TV story: The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region." Gina Raimondo stated on July 10, 2011 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: "The average 401(k) in America of a person who's 60 years old is under $100,000." Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008. United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster. Chris Redfern stated on May 4, 2011 in a radio interview: "The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor." Jesse Jackson stated on April 4, 2011 in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Milwaukee is "the most segregated city in America." David Pepper stated on March 10, 2011 in an Ohio House committee hearing: "Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio." Chris Abele stated on March 22, 2011 in a campaign appearance: Says Milwaukee County Parks director Sue Black has not received a pay raise in five years. Armond Budish stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer: Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime." Tom Barrett stated on March 11, 2011 in a newspaper interview: "Eleven years ago, the city of Detroit lifted the residency requirement for police officers and today, 53 percent of officers live outside of the city. If we want the tax base of Milwaukee to resemble the tax base of Detroit, this is the way to go." Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: Wisconsin state and local government workers pay "$500, $600 or in some cases, $1,000" per year in union dues. Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do." Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent." Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members." Scott Walker stated on December 7, 2010 in a luncheon speech at the Milwaukee Press Club: The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions.
Daniel Harrop stated on December 15, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers: "We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion."
Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically."
Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day."
Gina Raimondo stated on October 21, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: "Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state.
Family Forward Oregon stated on May 8, 2013 in a flier: Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world."
Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores."
John Wisniewski stated on February 2, 2013 in a campaign rally: "We have a governor who's vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut."
Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs."
MacIver Institute stated on October 25, 2011 in a video: Says some Wisconsin state employee contracts "gave some employees $4 for bringing in their own lunch."
Dave Yost stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: "The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions."
Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"
We Are Ohio stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job."
Joseph Andriole stated on August 2, 2011 in a TV story: The Central Falls fire department is "one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region."
Gina Raimondo stated on July 10, 2011 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: "The average 401(k) in America of a person who's 60 years old is under $100,000."
Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008.
United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster.
Chris Redfern stated on May 4, 2011 in a radio interview: "The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor."
Jesse Jackson stated on April 4, 2011 in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Milwaukee is "the most segregated city in America."
David Pepper stated on March 10, 2011 in an Ohio House committee hearing: "Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio."
Chris Abele stated on March 22, 2011 in a campaign appearance: Says Milwaukee County Parks director Sue Black has not received a pay raise in five years.
Armond Budish stated on March 17, 2011 in a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer: Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime."
Tom Barrett stated on March 11, 2011 in a newspaper interview: "Eleven years ago, the city of Detroit lifted the residency requirement for police officers and today, 53 percent of officers live outside of the city. If we want the tax base of Milwaukee to resemble the tax base of Detroit, this is the way to go."
Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: Wisconsin state and local government workers pay "$500, $600 or in some cases, $1,000" per year in union dues.
Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."
Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent."
Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years.
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members."
Scott Walker stated on December 7, 2010 in a luncheon speech at the Milwaukee Press Club: The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions.