WI Union-busting provisions added in budget committee

[wiphan]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yeah! They probably photoshopped this video of Prosser angrily grabbing the reporters microphone away from him, looking up and seeing he was being videotaped, then giving it back and keeping his head down.

LOL - you've gotta be kidding

Have you ever watched one of their news broadcasts? It is a great drinking game

[witchdoctor]

Damn Republicons

http://washingtonexaminer.com/politi...chool-district

[Danzig]

interesting article witch.

an excerpt that caught my eye:


In the past, Kaukauna's agreement with the teachers union required the school district to purchase health insurance coverage from something called WEA Trust -- a company created by the Wisconsin teachers union. "It was in the collective bargaining agreement that we could only negotiate with them," says Arnoldussen. "Well, you know what happens when you can only negotiate with one vendor." This year, WEA Trust told Kaukauna that it would face a significant increase in premiums.

Now, the collective bargaining agreement is gone, and the school district is free to shop around for coverage. And all of a sudden, WEA Trust has changed its position. "With these changes, the schools could go out for bids, and lo and behold, WEA Trust said, 'We can match the lowest bid,'" says Republican state Rep. Jim Steineke, who represents the area and supports the Walker changes. At least for the moment, Kaukauna is staying with WEA Trust, but saving substantial amounts of money.