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Old 02-22-2011, 01:21 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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Has anyone noticed that Governor Walker is following Reagan and the way he handled the Air Traffic Controllers way back when? He has told some of those public employees who are demonstrating instead of working that some of them are taking a chance of losing their jobs.

Reagan told those people mentioned above that if they didn't get to work in 48 hours they would be looking for jobs and sure enough he fired about 11,000 of them. Not only fired them, didn't let them have their jobs back again.

This thing gets more and more interesting and the unions are trying to show those of us who are fortunate enough to live in Right to Work states that they do, in fact, control government.
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Great Falls, Montana
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What I find interesting is that he can fire them, and yet hasn't.
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:25 PM
 
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Yes, very similar. Unfortunately he can't fire them for not showing up at work.
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:25 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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What I find interesting is that he can fire them, and yet hasn't.
I say, he should give it a try.
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:26 PM
 
Location: Great Falls, Montana
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Yes, very similar. Unfortunately he can't fire them for not showing up at work.
Why not? .. Is not the State of Wisconsin their employer?
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:26 PM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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Why not? .. Is not the State of Wisconsin their employer?
Yes.

But the governor is not.
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:28 PM
 
Location: Great Falls, Montana
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So I guess soon we may be seeing state laws passed that would make it illegal for public employees to strike ..
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:29 PM
 
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Acting like an imbecile?
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:31 PM
 
Location: 3rd rock from the sun
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Why not? .. Is not the State of Wisconsin their employer?
Aren't they employees of local school boards?
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Old 02-22-2011, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Tower of Heaven
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And he's right
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