Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Has a Choice: Union Buster or Real Leader?

Its hard to believe what Walker is doing is "democracy in action"as mentioned earlier. It seems anything but. I do feel unions had grown to powerful over the years but that power has eroded. They have agreed to the concessions Walker wanted but he is adamant that is not enough, that collective bargaining must be eliminated. Now the pendulum is swinging to hard the other way. Walker is talking about total control. Very Scary, Some on here need a history lesson, that is why the unions fought the way they did in the 20s and 30s as we were becoming a have and have not society. With the union interference the middle class was born and our society developed a better standard of living for the majority. So many on here dont seem to realize that the fact their own parents paid for their education and middle class lifestyle due to the unions accomplishments. Guess we will move towards the haves and the have nots. So many are blind to this till its too late, Walmart will love to pay you 8.00 and hour so the big boys at the top and the politicians can live in luxury. Their are achieveing their goal and controlling both the work enviroment and the political landscape.

proper action is to eliminate public employees union, and match same benefits of the private sector,only way to reduce corruption,end of been supported by the tax payers.

I hope all the officials who are pushing for the union reforms and changes in health benefits for state workers are going to include themselves to the exact same changes.

Former Governor Granholm (D) of Michigan just stated that when bargaining in Michigan, it was union workers who came up with over a billion in savings from contractors. Teachers and police officers do the same in bargaining. They are part of the solution - not the problem.

In the governor's phone conversation he mentioned planting troublemakers in the crowd, he acknowledged encouraging other states to bust unions, and is looking forward to spending time with Koch in California. Could Koch be the no bid beneficiary of the legislation that was just passed? A red flag should come up when no bid contracts come up - look how halliburton stole millions from taxpayers from the no bid contracts they received under Bush/Cheney in Iraq. More of the same failed Bush/gop policies.

The labor unions support the Democrats . In turn the Democrat politicians install the labor unions in the government employment systems. The unions collect dues and the money is used to elect Demcratic Party candidates. Now the politicians in charge are Republicans. Even in the absence of a budget crisis the Republicans would have a legitimate cause to rid the state of Wisconsin of labor unions in government jobs.

Actually, this is what makes him a "real leader". Not afraid to make the tough decisions. Not trying to bust a union, just trying to make negotiating fair when it comes to public unions. Just ask General Motors how well giving the unions everything they wanted for so many years what that got them. Should have let them go bankrupt, instead, we bail them out, for what??? They brought in on themselves.

This is the first intelligent piece I have read on the crisis Gov. Walker created here in Wisconsin. He has no interest in talking with anyone about anything, those are his words.

There has never been a need for public employee unions. They've been covered by civil service laws, and while even in the private sector, with all the laws protecting workers they've become passe'.

This isn't an issue that is in the hearts and minds of the general population, in fact, if it weren't for the Rent A Rioter program the unions use to make the crowds look large for the media, there wouldn't even be anyone there but a few union members.

Currently, unions only make up about 7% of workers, 13% when you add in public employees. The unions have made their own beds. In the private sector they've caused the very products they make to become uncompetitive, and in the public sector have created unsustainable costs. As was prominently headlined on one of the CA public employee union websites..."We Hire Our Bosses". That line, in and of itself tells why public employees shouldn't have collective bargining. They control the Democrat legislators thereby controlling the process, and THAT'S where it becomes unfair to taxpayers.

I don't know a single person personally, that feels any sympathy for the public employee unions.

I love Scott Walker. But I am sorry he has spoilt future of GOP. Republican WH bid has been pre-empted by Scott Walker. American people, including TEA Partiers, now regret they campaigned and voted for Walker in Wisconsin. There were 70,000 people picketing against Walker last week. Say if each of these 70,000 people have 10 relatives, you are talking about 700,000 that hate Walker and republicans as whole. Indeed I met a few people who had joined the TEA Party picketing at Wisconsin capital. I asked them if they remembered what I had blogged. They now regret voting republican. American people will never again elect republican as lawmakers or leaders. Republicans are finished. American people now fear republicans. On the other hand Walker is confusing me. His actions show that he wants socialism in Wisconsin. That's all people should be paid and have same benefits regardless of work they do. That means if you went to college and say you have MS or PhD you should be paid and have same benefits as one who finished high school working at a department store. In China and communist countries people have same pay and benefits regardless education or work backgrounds. America is land of opportunity. You work hard and you're rewarded for your hard work. These teachers, police officers, nurses, fire fighters, professors, and medical professionals invested in education more than we who finished high school and are working in factories or department stores. I do not think we should claim to be paid and have same benefits as those who invested in higher education. If Republicans enact laws that everybody should have same benefits then they are secretly injecting socialism in this country. What further surprises me is that Wisconsin governor and his attorney-general do not want to implement the federal Affordable Heath Care law. The law would have reduced cost of health services in Wisconsin. They call it socialism. Is that not hypocrisy when same people want everybody to have the same pay and benefits in Wisconsin. I am sorry for any republican now planning for WH bid. Those plans are now DOA for republicans.