Posted on 03/11/2011 8:46:36 PM PST by bigbob
He needs to reassure people going forward that this was a modest, reasonable solution to a serious problem, and show tangible, positive, "pocketbook" impact - like pulling back the layoff notices to 1500 state workers. Those are REAL jobs that were saved by passage of this bill - let raving loons like that idiot Peter Barca tell the people of Wisconsin he'd rather see those families suffer.
Like Rush often says, "conservatism works every time it's tried" - and we will now see positive change in Wisconsin as a result of Gov. Walkers courage and commitment to those principles.
Any school district that had many teachers missing during this fiasco, pull your kids out of them immediately and put them in a non radical school district, private school, or homeschool them.
We can’t leave our kids to the irresponsible union thugs to use against us. The teachers that don’t use our children in these matters should be congratulated.
Wow-—a reasonable and level-headed Governor and the leftists controlled by Union thugs made him out to be a heinous villain. Talk about shame? Shame on them for embracing their own liars and selfish crooks.
Yea, when the teachers return from their unwashed protests, their classrooms will be 25% lean. No excuses for bad performance. BTW, Catholic nuns could tame a 60 room class.
That’s what I meant - he’s smart enough not to go for the “bait” of right-to-work even though I’m sure personally he’d love to. But that would be raw meat for the libs who would be screaming “union buster!” and that would not help the cause. He broke the back of the collective bargaining deadweight on local and state government, and now that will relieve budget pressures, send a positive message to businesses and investors, and reduce the level of fear and doubt that has been holding businesses back from hiring.
Well done, Governor Walker.
The Left tried to cover all unions with blanket statements during this episode; the fact is that he fought a union that taxpayers contribute to involuntarily, which then used the taxpayer funds to lobby for even more taxpayer funds.
Very different than private sector unions, though the “media” did its best to conceal the difference; that slob Michael Moore worked with them to do that as well.
Leni
Free the slaves Walker!
Pass Right to Work anyways!
As was said earlier, conservativism works every time it’s tried.
The free market will control them.
Private unions don’t need the govt to reduce them. The market has been doing that for a few decades. Outside of the automakers, pipefitters, ironworkers, private unions have been steadily on the decline.
And why SHOULDN’T he??
If you ask me, unions are just havens for the lazy and dimwitted. They’re thieves, soaking employers and leaving the scraps for us non-Unionized little people.
They’re scum, fire them all.
So it's politically smart for him not to jump in and call for a Right-to-Work bill. Don't get me wrong, he hasn't said he doesn't support it, just saying that now's not the good time to bring it up.
Righto. And as the weight of supporting public unions is lifted and business investment starts up again, more and more private sector unions are going to undergo the same kind of attrition. The handwriting is on the wall, it’s a question of timing, and Walker has shown how to win the war, one battle at a time.
If you ask me, unions are just havens for the lazy and dimwitted.
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I have to take exception. My father was in a union. He had to be deathly ill to take a day off. He retired after 35 years service. Unions served their purpose before government passed laws to protect the working man.
Did you mean the scum that bully their way to be union dictators? There are many dedicated, hard working, patriotic people who get caught in the web of the lazy thugs because with no intentions for such. That being said I am adamately against mandatory union membership and dues for all public employees, this includes all so called public safety employees, police, firemen prison wardens, game wardens, etc. History shows the public would be better served with public votes on monies for these people than leaving it to bought administrators and compromised elective officials.
Did you mean the scum that bully their way to be union dictators? There are many dedicated, hard working, patriotic people who get caught in the web of the lazy thugs because with no intentions for such. That being said I am adamately against mandatory union membership and dues for all public employees, this includes all so called public safety employees, police, firemen prison wardens, game wardens, etc. History shows the public would be better served with public votes on monies for these people than leaving it to bought administrators and compromised elective officials.
Whatsa matter, can't raise a family on the scraps you are earning??? You think your wages will go up if you can eliminate all the unions???
Don't be so envious, start your own union drive...
Scott, unions are not people. They have no rights.
I don’t care for unions, period. But there is a HUGE difference between a private and public union. With the private union, those “giving” them the entitlements risk their businesses in the negotiation. This reins in such entitlements ... the “owners” know that if they give too much, they simply lose everything. Not so with public unions. They are “negotiating” with the politicians. These people have a “no risk” position because they are negotiating about money that is not theirs ... and if they are wrong, they simply shrug their shoulders and move on. A union should only be allowed to negotiate with the people who’s money they are using. For the private union, the corporation take the risk. For public unions, the TAXPAYERS take the risk ... and the taxpayers are NOT represented in these negotiations. (When was the last time your Senator sat down with the public union to “negotiate” a deal?). Unions should be allowed, but only if they are negotiating with the people who “have” (not control and dole out) the money. Who is a union “against”? They are against “management”. Who is “management” for a public union ... WE THE TAXPAYERS ARE MANAGEMENT ... these unions ARE AGAINST US! Outlaw them. Our politicians pick our pockets, line theirs and hand the rest off to the unions. This is no different that “buying a vote”. Which is illegal!
“Very different than private sector unions” indeed.....http://www.carolinajournal.com/opinions/display_story.html?id=7502
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