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Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds 2011 union law [Thugs LOSE! Walker WINS!]
Seattle PI ^
| 7/31/14
Posted on 07/31/2014 6:01:36 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers, sparked massive protests and led to Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall election and rise to national prominence.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: seiu; taxpayers; unions
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Good news.
To: SoFloFreeper
Why is it still an issue though? I thought that everyone in WI (except the union bosses) was demonstrably better off since it happened anyway, so they wouldn’t be complaining about it.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:05:09 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Izzy Dunne
Here in liberal Madistan, no one lets facts get in the way of feelings.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:06:45 AM PDT
by
knittnmom
(Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
To: SoFloFreeper
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:08:10 AM PDT
by
NRA1995
(I'd rather be a living "gun culture" member than a dead anti-gun candy-ass.)
To: knittnmom
I’ve heard Madison described as “100 sq. miles of city, surrounded by reality”.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:08:27 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
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To: Izzy Dunne
It’s still an issue because unions don’t like losing, even if they ARE better off for losing.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:08:57 AM PDT
by
NRA1995
(I'd rather be a living "gun culture" member than a dead anti-gun candy-ass.)
To: Izzy Dunne
It’s not about results, it’s about power.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:11:30 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(I'm not an unreasonable man... well, actually, I am. But hear me out anyway.)
To: Izzy Dunne
That’s the problem. Unions can’t have people realizing that they are better off without them.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:13:14 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: Izzy Dunne
I thought that everyone in WI (except the union bosses) was demonstrably better off since it happened anyway, so they wouldnt be complaining about it.
(except the union bosses)
That's all it takes for a suit.
The WI state employees (e.g. teachers, DOT, DOA, etc.) certainly took a hit, as they have to pay some of the medical insurance now.
Keep in mind that the suit was initiated right after it was passed. Once you unleash one of these things, it is next to impossible to stop.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:14:00 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:14:42 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: knittnmom
knittnmom ,
THree times I’ve been to Madison Wis., lovely place as is nearly all of Wisconsin.
Couple things I fail to understand,
Why so lib in Milwaukee and Madison?
Why is Walker even in his re-election bid when his policies obviously have been great for the people there?
One more thing, why pubs on two or three corners at many intersections? They seem to be everywhere there like gas stations in L.A. of Banks in Miami.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:15:31 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
To: SoFloFreeper
This will scare the third world country on Wisconsin’s southern border.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:15:33 AM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: SoFloFreeper
Now that’s it’s “settled law”, I’m sure the lefties will stop complaining about it.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:17:46 AM PDT
by
Fido969
(What's sad is most)
To: Joe Boucher
Part of the answer to your question lies in the fact that Chicago is so close and in fact, one can take a train from Chicago to Madison...
The ferals that inhabit Chicago have counterparts and families in Madison....many of them anyway. Same mindset and “gimme”/I’m entitled/victim culture.
To: Izzy Dunne; Ellendra
The area varies, but that's the general gist of it. Though most just leave out the "of city". Consider - Paul Soglin, who was a law student at the University of Wisconsin, became an outspoken opponent to the Vietnam War, visited Castro in Cuba, has been elected mayor not just once, but three times, winning re-election any time he ran.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Soglin
Additionally, we are graced with the presence of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. I often feel that I'm behind enemy lines, even when I attend church.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:19:35 AM PDT
by
knittnmom
(Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
To: knittnmom
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:21:05 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
To: Izzy Dunne
(except the union bosses)
Ah, you're forgetting the political campaign recipients of the union dues and assessments.
Probably people that get paid for running campaigns, and the downstream media outlets, too.
To: SoFloFreeper
Not if your progtard...their world is in turmoil today.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:28:49 AM PDT
by
Hotlanta Mike
(‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
To: SoFloFreeper
free towel for all WI union thugs...enjoy
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:29:30 AM PDT
by
JPG
("So sue me". OK, we will.)
To: Izzy Dunne
It was the law wasn’t it. Why are these nutroots still fighting (so conservatives are always told).
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:29:42 AM PDT
by
Hotlanta Mike
(‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
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