More fun and games. Dems pull an end around of their own. By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press Scott Bauer, Associated Press ââ¬â 19 mins ago MADISON, Wis. ââ¬â Wisconsin's Secretary of State tells The Associated Press that he has decided not to publish a bill taking away public workers' collective bargaining rights until the latest day possible. Secretary of State Doug La Follette said Monday that he decided to publish the law on March 25 in order to give schools and other local governments time to pass contract extensions between now and then. La Follette says the law will take effect on March 26. Gov. Scott Walker signed the bill on Friday and had asked La Follette to publish the law, the final step needed in order for it to take effect, on Monday. But La Follette says he saw no emergency that would necessitate him doing that. School boards and local governments across Wisconsin are rushing to reach agreements with unions before a new law takes effect that will remove their ability to collectively bargain over nearly all issues other than minimal salary increases. Secretary of State Doug La Follette said Monday he decided to delay publication of the law until the latest day possible, March 25, to give those local governments as much time as possible to reach agreements. The law doesn't take effect until the day after La Follette publishes it. Gov. Scott Walker had asked La Follette to publish the law on Monday, but the Democratic secretary of state, who called the new law the biggest change in labor management history in 50 years, said he didn't see any emergency that warranted him doing that. La Follette said he heard from many schools, cities and counties urging him to delay enactment of the law as long as possible.
Democrats in general... not concerned with "right", "fair", "truth", or "lawful". In their eyes... "ANYTHING GOES.. the end justifies the means".
thats intelligent. boycott the business that pay the taxes that allow pay your union salaries. what a bunch of complete asshats.
Don't ya' just hate it when they legislate from the bench? Except for Health-care of course. Then it's OK, right? By SCOTT BAUER and JASON SMATHERS, Associated Press Scott Bauer And Jason Smathers, Associated Press â 36 mins ago MADISON, Wis. â A Wisconsin judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the state's new and contentious collective bargaining law from taking effect, raising the possibility that the Legislature may have to vote again to pass the bill. Lawmakers had passed Gov. Scott Walker's measure last week, breaking a three-week stalemate caused by 14 Senate Democrats fleeing to Illinois. Demonstrations against the measure, which would strip most public workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights, grew as large as 85,000 people. Dane County District Judge Maryann Sumi granted the order in response to a lawsuit filed by the local Democratic district attorney alleging that Republican lawmakers violated the state's open meetings law by hastily convening a special committee before the Senate passed the bill.
No problem. Governor Walker will now proceed with massive layoffs of unionized public employees as he must. He tried to save those jobs but now is forced to act. Is the judge going to rule that the state can't layoff employees? I don't think so. All those jobs will be gone forever. The unions are out whether by legislation or by firing.
It will be interesting to see if the Republicans wait for the March 29th hearing or just pass the bill again in it's original form now that the Democrats have shown up. What are they going to do? Run away again?
With concessions made, not a single person would have to be laid off. The budget can be balanced without messing with CBR. It's extortion by Walker. Give up your CBR or I'll lay you off, even if I have the money to balance the budget.
That is also an option but I think the Gov. will go ahead with layoffs. They can't bargain when they don't work for you.
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