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GOP’s Scott Walker to visit Las Vegas, unveil plan to fight unions
Las Vegas Sun ^ | September 11, 2015

Posted on 09/11/2015 12:47:42 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

The Wisconsin governor who's known for taking on unions in his home state is holding the event Monday afternoon at XTreme Manufacturing.

He said he'll discuss his plan to transfer power from union bosses to taxpayers. He said the strategy includes preventing the government from deducting union dues from federal employees' paychecks.

Las Vegas is home to powerful labor groups, including the Culinary Union that represents some 55,000 casino workers.

(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; economy; election2016; lasvegas; nevada; nlrb; publicunion; scottwalker; walker; wisconsin
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1 posted on 09/11/2015 12:47:43 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I hope Scott is careful here in Vegas. The unions here are ruthless.


2 posted on 09/11/2015 12:48:57 PM PDT by pleasenotcalifornia
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3 posted on 09/11/2015 12:49:04 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: pleasenotcalifornia
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4 posted on 09/11/2015 12:50:35 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

In the agency I worked for, union dues were only deducted from employees who Elected to belong to a union. There were four different craft unions. Walker is saying he would prevent those dues from being deducted even if the employee voluntarily joined a union?


5 posted on 09/11/2015 12:52:27 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Big, clanging brass ones.


6 posted on 09/11/2015 12:52:38 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Voting is acting white.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I should have said the many of the union people here are violent thugs.


7 posted on 09/11/2015 12:54:17 PM PDT by pleasenotcalifornia
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

He will make an excellent Secretary of Labor.

He has my full support for that appointment when the time comes.


8 posted on 09/11/2015 12:56:04 PM PDT by samtheman (2014: Voters elect Repubs to congress... 2015: Repubs defund NOTHING... 2016: Trump/(Cruz or Palin))
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Not just big but gigantic. Not brass but bronze. Bravo Gov, Walker.


9 posted on 09/11/2015 12:58:48 PM PDT by major-pelham
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To: conservativejoy

Tune in on Monday.


10 posted on 09/11/2015 1:01:45 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

For that waste of time?. Nope.


11 posted on 09/11/2015 1:03:36 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Beware the Wisconsin Weasel - GOPe Plan B)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
ISIS. Iran. Half trillion dollar deficits. Dis-functional Congress. Schools in shambles. Millions of people unemployed or underemployed. And Walker decides that Unions should be his prime target now? Really?

No wonder he's rapidly descending into irrelevance as a candidate.

12 posted on 09/11/2015 1:04:14 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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It must have been the only target Reince would approve for him.


13 posted on 09/11/2015 1:06:34 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Beware the Wisconsin Weasel - GOPe Plan B)
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Of all the challenges we face, I don’t think most Americans are prioritizing the take down of unions. I’ve never belonged to a union, but I supervised employees who belonged to them and believe that they should have the right to choose membership in a union if they wish.


14 posted on 09/11/2015 1:09:55 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: DoodleDawg

Walker has been addressing those issues too.

Much of the money and muscle behind the Democrat machine is union money.


15 posted on 09/11/2015 1:10:33 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: conservativejoy

They can be members.


16 posted on 09/11/2015 1:11:05 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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Of all the challenges we face, I don’t think most Americans are prioritizing the take down of unions.

Which is a shame of ignorance, because behind EVERY BROKE GOVERNMENT (city, county, state) are POWERFUL UNION CONTRACTS. It's a ticking time bomb 100 fold illegal immigration.

17 posted on 09/11/2015 1:13:54 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Barack and Hillary don’t think it’s a waste of time, they went on the offensive this week against Walker.


18 posted on 09/11/2015 1:14:44 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: conservativejoy

Yes too bad Scotty didn’t think of kicking out all the illegals in 18-24 mos and then building a wall. Now that’s a plan. :-)


19 posted on 09/11/2015 1:14:45 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have dropped)
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To: conservativejoy
I’ve never belonged to a union, but I supervised employees who belonged to them and believe that they should have the right to choose membership in a union if they wish.

And yet in many many locations, union membership is not chosen, it is forced on everybody in a given profession. How do you justify that?

20 posted on 09/11/2015 1:14:52 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again)
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