[DonaldC]

I think what he is asking the teachers to pay for is the way to go, but he should let be the collective bargaining changes he wants to make. Concentrate on the budget.

[lone star annie]

Sorry, don’t agree. Public sector unions need to be curtailed from getting rediculous concessions on sick pay, benefits and retirement pensions.

[sbMKE]

The Teachers union owns the health care insurer that is mandated during collective bargaining negotiations over benefits. WEA Trust.

Premiums are inflated 80% or more over same plans offered by other providers.

This is why they unions are so up in arms to protect their “right.” They’re pulling in $10s of millions of additional taxpayer dollars through a company they own.

[so_real]

Collective Bargaining was introduced in Wisconsin in 1959. It's a relatively new experiment. With each passing year it is has been abused to fleece the tax payers a little more. Not all experiments in this democratic republic are good or successful. Some prove their cons outweigh their pros. Periodically we need to rid ourselves of these failed ones.

[Ladysmith]

Absolutely not. This affects the local levels, too. I, one of many, can’t afford the real estate taxes due to the levies by the school district. The collective bargaining has GOT to go.