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The New York Times: Nationwide Assault on Collective Bargaining Rights

Truth-Tracker-300x111.jpgStates across the nation are trying to take away public employees’ right to form unions, The New York Times reports. In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker blames his state’s deficit problems on the salaries and retirement benefits of social workers, firefighters and 9-11 operators. “We can no longer live in a society where the public employees are the haves and taxpayers who foot the bills are the have-nots,” says Walker. Remember: budget deficits were caused by The Great Recession. And social workers, firefighters and 9-1-1 operators didn’t cause The Great Recession–the banks did.  
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  1. I am very concerned that the message of the WI union workers is not being heard. The media is not reporting the whole story. Gov. Walker pushed through tax cuts to corporations to the tune of $137 million and now they are saying that they are $139 million in the red. The state workers have agreed to the pay cuts and the payment increases on pensions and benefits in exchange for keeping their collective bargaining rights and Gov. Walker refuses to negotiate with them. But it really is not Walker it is the Koch Brothers. This is their agenda, and that is not what is getting out. My prayers are with the WI state employees and I know they will be victorious.