Will Scott Walker's "Divide and Conquer" Union-Busting Strategy Work In Other States?

[Lakhota]

By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel

Madison - A filmmaker released a video Thursday that shows Gov. Scott Walker saying he would use "divide and conquer" as a strategy against unions.

Walker made the comments to Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks, who has since given $510,000 to the governor's campaign - making her Walker's single-largest donor and the largest known donor to a candidate in state history.

The filmmaker has done work on Democratic campaigns and gave $100 in 2010 to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Walker's challenger in the June 5 recall election.

In the video shot on Jan. 18, 2011 - shortly before Walker's controversial budget-repair bill was introduced and spawned mass protests - Hendricks asked the governor whether he could make Wisconsin a "completely red state, and work on these unions, and become a right-to-work" state. The Republican donor was referring to right-to-work laws, which prohibit private-sector unions from compelling workers to pay union dues if the workers choose not to belong to the union.

Walker replied that his "first step" would be "to divide and conquer" through his budget-adjustment bill, which curtailed most collective bargaining for most public employee unions.

Much More: In film, Walker talks of 'divide and conquer' union strategy - JSOnline

 

[Lakhota]

VIDEO: Scott Walker's Divide-and-Conquer Strategy Is "The New Model for the Country"

By Andy Kroll

Coming soon to your state: The anti-union, education-cutting, free-market-leaning, divide-and-conquer playbook of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

According to a leading conservative activist, the Walker agenda in Wisconsin is the new conservative game plan for all states in the union. That was the key message delivered at a rally Friday evening in Madison by Tim Phillips, national president of Americans for Prosperity, the conservative nonprofit started with money from the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. "The Wisconsin approach to changing and making state government better is the new model for the country," he said. "You are the model for the country."

Here a video of Phillips' remarks:

More: VIDEO: Scott Walker's Divide-and-Conquer Strategy Is "The New Model for the Country" | Mother Jones

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Prepare to cry a river.

Unions trounced in Wisconsin, California | CalWatchDog

 

[American_Jihad]

Will other governors follow Scott Walker’s lead?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Will other governors follow Scott Walker’s lead? – Patriot Update

 

[Two Thumbs]

By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel

Madison - A filmmaker released a video Thursday that shows Gov. Scott Walker saying he would use "divide and conquer" as a strategy against unions.

Walker made the comments to Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks, who has since given $510,000 to the governor's campaign - making her Walker's single-largest donor and the largest known donor to a candidate in state history.

The filmmaker has done work on Democratic campaigns and gave $100 in 2010 to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Walker's challenger in the June 5 recall election.

In the video shot on Jan. 18, 2011 - shortly before Walker's controversial budget-repair bill was introduced and spawned mass protests - Hendricks asked the governor whether he could make Wisconsin a "completely red state, and work on these unions, and become a right-to-work" state. The Republican donor was referring to right-to-work laws, which prohibit private-sector unions from compelling workers to pay union dues if the workers choose not to belong to the union.

Walker replied that his "first step" would be "to divide and conquer" through his budget-adjustment bill, which curtailed most collective bargaining for most public employee unions.

Much More: In film, Walker talks of 'divide and conquer' union strategy - JSOnline

Balanced budget
spending down
UE down

yes, it will work, just like it worked for WI.


I know, I know

math

but do put forth some effort to understand that you're wrong.

 

[tjvh]

By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel

Madison - A filmmaker released a video Thursday that shows Gov. Scott Walker saying he would use "divide and conquer" as a strategy against unions.

Walker made the comments to Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks, who has since given $510,000 to the governor's campaign - making her Walker's single-largest donor and the largest known donor to a candidate in state history.

The filmmaker has done work on Democratic campaigns and gave $100 in 2010 to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Walker's challenger in the June 5 recall election.

In the video shot on Jan. 18, 2011 - shortly before Walker's controversial budget-repair bill was introduced and spawned mass protests - Hendricks asked the governor whether he could make Wisconsin a "completely red state, and work on these unions, and become a right-to-work" state. The Republican donor was referring to right-to-work laws, which prohibit private-sector unions from compelling workers to pay union dues if the workers choose not to belong to the union.

Walker replied that his "first step" would be "to divide and conquer" through his budget-adjustment bill, which curtailed most collective bargaining for most public employee unions.

Much More: In film, Walker talks of 'divide and conquer' union strategy - JSOnline

Do you ever have an original thought? Anyway, I know where your going with this, and you need only look at your hero to Mr. Soetoro who is the absolute king, when it comes to DIVIDING.

 

[Lakhota]

Will private sector unions keep a low profile while public sector unions get the conservative ax? We shall see...

 

[Two Thumbs]

Will public sector unions continue to choke the life out of the rest of America or will they learn that to exist they need to not kill the host?

 

[Lakhota]

Scott Walker says he wants to "divide and conquer" Wisconsin - YouTube

 

[Lakhota]

Will public sector unions continue to choke the life out of the rest of America or will they learn that to exist they need to not kill the host?

I've been on both sides of the fence, and it ain't that simple!

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Will private sector unions keep a low profile while public sector unions get the conservative ax? We shall see...

Will you get your head out of your ass?

Never mind, we all know the answer.

 

[Lakhota]

Cutting taxes for the rich while bleeding the middle class is not a sustainable solution for prosperity.

Out of every dollar that funds Wisconsin's pension and health insurance plans for state workers, 100 cents comes from the state workers.

How can that be? Because the "contributions" consist of money that employees chose to take as deferred wages – as pensions when they retire – rather than take immediately in cash. The same is true with the health care plan. If this were not so a serious crime would be taking place, the gift of public funds rather than payment for services.

Thus, state workers are not being asked to simply "contribute more" to Wisconsin' s retirement system (or as the argument goes, "pay their fair share" of retirement costs as do employees in Wisconsin' s private sector who still have pensions and health insurance). They are being asked to accept a cut in their salaries so that the state of Wisconsin can use the money to fill the hole left by tax cuts and reduced audits of corporations in Wisconsin.

More: The Big Myth in Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Union-Busting Crusade - Robert Schlesinger (usnews.com)

Ezra Klein - Unions aren't to blame for Wisconsin's budget

 

[tererun]

Will other governors follow Scott Walker’s lead?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Will other governors follow Scott Walker’s lead? – Patriot Update

How is giving power to the people communist? Wow, you really belive that taking away people's power makes us more free or less communist. Another demonstration if the dummies in the conservative party.

 

[tjvh]

Will other governors follow Scott Walker’s lead?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Will other governors follow Scott Walker’s lead? – Patriot Update

How is giving power to the people communist? Wow, you really belive that taking away people's power makes us more free or less communist. Another demonstration if the dummies in the conservative party.

And conservatives are dummies?

 

[Lakhota]

Teamster Nation: Scott Walker thinks he's Abe Lincoln

 

[Lakhota]

What Does Wisconsin See in Scott Walker?

WI Governor's Fake Budget Crisis: Gave Tax Breaks to Wal-Mart to Further Real Agenda -- Union Busting | AlterNet

 

[Lumpy 1]

Will other governors follow Scott Walker’s lead?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Will other governors follow Scott Walker’s lead? – Patriot Update

How is giving power to the people communist? Wow, you really belive that taking away people's power makes us more free or less communist. Another demonstration if the dummies in the conservative party.

There is the part where the workers have to turn over their rights and dues to the unions, ya know. The minority (conservative union members) are rarely represented, which I suspect you would agree with, mmkay.

 

[editec]

The assault on unions is basically the assault on the one kind of organization that ban maintain a balance of power between the haves and the have nots.

The corporations are winning the battle and have been for at least the last 40 years.

Much thanks to BOTH PARTIES, I note.

 

[Lumpy 1]

Liberals/Democrats love to blame Republicans for the demise of Unions when in reality the corrupt, maniacal and mostly exclusive association with Democrats and their failed progressive policies has spelled the death knell for Unions.

 

[occupied]

I wonder how far back we will slide towards 1890 before collective worker representation becomes a good thing again in the eyes of the reactionaries?