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Before he signed the bill limiting collective bargaining privileges, teachers unions throughout the state were slow to respond to calls for salary and benefit concessions.
Their only answer was to raise taxes at a time when few people could afford it. They didn’t want to sacrifice anything, despite the fact that schools spend about 80 percent of their budgets on labor costs.
But now, with Walker's legislation set to become law once it clears legal hurdles, the unions are suddenly coming to their senses. They are jumping at the chance to extend their collective bargaining agreements, in exchange for meaningful concessions that will help schools survive the financial crisis.
In Madison, the teachers union has suddenly agreed to a wage freeze and increases in health insurance and pension contributions. The concessions will save the district an estimated $15 million next year, which would almost make up for the expected cuts in state aid.
Wisconsin's Stand is Forcing Unions to Cave (http://visiontoamerica.org/story/wisconsins-stand-is-forcing-unions-to-cave.html - broken link)
Unions have been giving wage concessions for over three years now. I'm not sure why you think you can credit Walker when such wage and benefit reductions began back in the late Bush administration as a response to the economic recession. I guess some people don't care about facts or reality though and prefer to pretend everything is partisan no matter how illogical their claims are.
Unions have been giving wage concessions for over three years now. I'm not sure why you think you can credit Walker when such wage and benefit reductions began back in the late Bush administration as a response to the economic recession. I guess some people don't care about facts or reality though and prefer to pretend everything is partisan no matter how illogical their claims are.
LOL...you guys will do anything...anything at all...to discredit GOP successes won't you? Bush has been gone for 2+ years and today he turns up as a reason to discredit a GOP State governor LOL.
Unions have been giving wage concessions for over three years now. I'm not sure why you think you can credit Walker when such wage and benefit reductions began back in the late Bush administration as a response to the economic recession. I guess some people don't care about facts or reality though and prefer to pretend everything is partisan no matter how illogical their claims are.
Alright!
Then why the uproar over what Walker was doing?
Why did the Dems leave their jobs in protest?
Why all the picketing?
Why the HATE for Walker and he's going down attitude.
Why the petition for a recall/get him out of office crap....
The unions were slow to act and dragged their feet and strung out any talks and concessions.
That's all documented.
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