It takes away the taxpayers rights!
WI and Walker will win the appeal.
Wi Judge Strikes Down Law that Ended Collective Bargaining Rights: Good or Bad?
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2012/09/15 11:36:05
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A Wisconsin judge has struck down the state law championed by governor Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.
It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediately suspended. The law took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most workers and has been in effect for more than a year.
Anger over the law's passage led to an effort to recall Walker from office in June. Walker won and became the first governor in US history to survive a recall. His victory was seen as adding momentum to wider Republican party efforts to reclaim the Senate and the White House in November.
Dane County circuit judge Juan Colas ruled Friday that the law violates both the state and US constitution and is null and void. The ruling comes after a lawsuit brought by the Madison teachers union and a union for Milwaukee city employees.
Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie said he was confident the decision will be overturned on appeal.
"We believe the law is constitutional," said Dana Brueck, a spokeswoman for the Department of Justice.
Lester Pines, an attorney for Madison Teachers Inc, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
The proposal was introduced shortly after Walker took office in February last year. It resulted in fierce opposition and led to large protests at the state capitol that lasted for weeks. All 14 Democratic state senators fled the state to Illinois for three weeks in a failed attempt to stop the law's passage from the Republican-controlled legislature.
The ruling comes as Wisconsin has emerged as a potential battleground in the presidential election.
Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, who is trying to make inroads in traditionally Democratic territory, chose Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate.
President Barack Obama is travelling to Wisconsin next week, a sign that his re-election campaign may be concerned about his prospects in a state he won in 2008.
It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediately suspended. The law took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most workers and has been in effect for more than a year.
Anger over the law's passage led to an effort to recall Walker from office in June. Walker won and became the first governor in US history to survive a recall. His victory was seen as adding momentum to wider Republican party efforts to reclaim the Senate and the White House in November.
Dane County circuit judge Juan Colas ruled Friday that the law violates both the state and US constitution and is null and void. The ruling comes after a lawsuit brought by the Madison teachers union and a union for Milwaukee city employees.
Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie said he was confident the decision will be overturned on appeal.
"We believe the law is constitutional," said Dana Brueck, a spokeswoman for the Department of Justice.
Lester Pines, an attorney for Madison Teachers Inc, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
The proposal was introduced shortly after Walker took office in February last year. It resulted in fierce opposition and led to large protests at the state capitol that lasted for weeks. All 14 Democratic state senators fled the state to Illinois for three weeks in a failed attempt to stop the law's passage from the Republican-controlled legislature.
The ruling comes as Wisconsin has emerged as a potential battleground in the presidential election.
Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, who is trying to make inroads in traditionally Democratic territory, chose Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate.
President Barack Obama is travelling to Wisconsin next week, a sign that his re-election campaign may be concerned about his prospects in a state he won in 2008.
Read More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/14/wiscon...
Top Opinion
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kmay 2012/09/15 13:32:32
There are legal ways to address the imbalanced pay rates of Wisconsin Bus drivers without violating the Constitution.
Regardless, the tax payers do not come first. The rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights come first. All else is secondary.
with the union so they didn't fire drunk people showing up at work, people calling in sick when we knew full well they were not, people leaving early, people cheating on over time claims, people hogging overtime at the cost of taxpayers. I even had a coworker who admitted in training, that they LEFT a patient who they weren't sure was breathing, to "switch places" with another who was assigned to sit next to another patient (suicide watch), because she didn't want to check the guy. Bad employees are protected, taxpayers and budgets
are no concern to unions, even if they bankrupt a State or city. BTW, the wages were much higher than in the private sector, and CRAZY high for the senior employees who had first dibs at overtime. We had them intentionally take overtime even if they didn't want it, to put the less senior workers "in their place". Ridiculous.
I will readily concede that Wisconsin has some state workers who have abused the system. Wisconsin, however, must come up with a way to resolve these problems without running roughshod over the U.S. Constitution and the Wisconsin Constitution.
the tax payer to have extra, not earning it and keeping it.
paper, and put it in a bin. When no one fessed up, she got upset and gave them the restriction. Took away their recess doing this mind you. Punishing all, for something one kid did- which you'd think was horrible. Went up the chain of command asking for answers as
to if they really were going to go against a 2006 SHIPPS report by the State, that discouraged teachers
using recess restriction as a means of punishment. The principal FIRMLY stood behind the teacher, and decided to attack me (how I crossed my kids in a cross walk? Not leavi...
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paper, and put it in a bin. When no one fessed up, she got upset and gave them the restriction. Took away their recess doing this mind you. Punishing all, for something one kid did- which you'd think was horrible. Went up the chain of command asking for answers as
to if they really were going to go against a 2006 SHIPPS report by the State, that discouraged teachers
using recess restriction as a means of punishment. The principal FIRMLY stood behind the teacher, and decided to attack me (how I crossed my kids in a cross walk? Not leaving my first grader at the door in the morning despite other parents entering the classroom before class, and other things that if I were sue happy, could have totally made a stink). I wrote a letter to
the ELECTED Superintendent, who completely
blew me off, and violated my requests to see emails
regarding the issue (based on how the staff in the school began to act, I suspected they were "watching" for ANYTHING I did)- it was horrible! I went to the school board- told them everything even presented evidence that the Superintendent violated the local papers requests for info too and ignored them.
They told me, "give her two weeks to respond". Nothing. Told the School Board President, and he
didn't do anything. And all I asked was they create
a fair grievence policy like other nearby school districts, and a written policy on teachers using recess restriction as a tool so that innocent kids aren't denied critical breaks that studies show are NEEDED to help them control their behavior. (I provided studies & the SHIPPS report). Nothing. For the sake of my child in a hostile environment, and because there were no other "choices" until we could apply for Open Enrollment out of the district, I just shut up. But it is like dealing with emotional terrorists, it's not right, and the kids should come first. Unions DON'T CARE. So, why should I care about their "rights"?
You should care about their rights because they are also your rights. If you deprive your child's teacher of her right to free speech and association, then you are giving away your own right to free speech and association.
Even worse, you are taking away my right to free speech and association. This I will not allow without a fight.
I am sympathetic to your frustration toward those employees who have abused the system; however, you are going to have to find a constitutional way to address these issues.
WI and Walker will win the appeal.
There is NO rational reason that public sector employees should have collective bargaining perks. Most of those jobs involve essential services and the union pigs use that to hold public safety hostage.
There isn't a single Federal govt. job that has collective bargaining perks and the state legislatures should be allowed to make their own determination of whether to allow them or not.
Had to read the question again and I hit the wrong answer - should have said GOOD!
The union pigs of today are riding on the coat-tails of those long ago while they desperately try to hold onto the membership numbers that are dwindling away.
Funny thing, when people of Wisconsin were given a choice,... there was a 60% decline in membership since Walker was elected,.... the first time.
The Communist Party just like Unions support Obama
"The National Board of the Communist Party USA supports Barack Obama"
CUSA considers it imperative to give its full support to the most progressive wing of U.S. imperialism through support for Barack Obama.
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