Originally posted by Zild
Well, I live in Wisconsin and support this movement. These teachers didn't have to pay for healthcare,
Yes they did? If you want to complain about people not having to pay for healthcare, complain about every congressman's family ever. That's just in the USA, by the way.
now that they do like all of us, they bitch and moan and attempt to strike.
But that's not what they're "striking" against.
If they just don't come to work for striking they get fired, so they call in sick and go on strike, still illegal
Actually it's not illegal to do this, and a lot of teachers have said how they don't want to leave the kids they teach, and they don't really have the ability to fight for very long. Which they can't, that's why so many of them are back in school already.
It's ridiculous, unions only favor those who are lazy and don't want to put in the work.
Hysterical and founded only on what you want it to be founded on.
They interviewed some striking teachers the other day and one teacher said, "This is for the sake of our children!" The reporter then asked the obvious question, "If it's for the children why aren't you in the school teaching like you normally would, instead of standing here with signs chanting at the government?" The teacher quickly changed the subject. Pitiful.
Wouldn't shock me, but it's a single instance. Which as all we statisticians know, means it represents the full population. Of course.
Originally posted by Imajin
I've seen it claimed that the unions have claimed that they would agree to all of the cuts except for the rule against them ever being allowed to collectively bargain ever again. Is this accurate?
Yes, and not just that; Walker replied and said it was unacceptable.
Originally posted by Kles
What does this have to do with the budget?
This whole thing has nothing to do with the state's budget. He already showed how much he cared about the state budget by preparing 140 million in tax breaks for businesses over the next 2 years.
Originally posted by Gabu
Apparently other states are considering such bullshit. Indiana is one of them.
My dad works in Indiana for a warehouse. With a union membership..
But this is about public unions, for now. Who knows how far the war on the middle class will go!
Originally posted by Teflon
I've also noticed that been a sharp increase in "Unions control EVERYTHING" sentiment since this started. Protesting makes you some evil shadow government all of the sudden, it seems.
The Republican party, despite representing the interests of 1% of the nation, are somehow able to control at least 50% of all people in the country and are able to convince people that the "media" is out to get them. They're amazing politicians.
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