Walker signs right-to-work bill

[Omaha Steve]

Source: GBPZ-AP

BROWN DEER — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a right-to-work bill into law, striking another blow against organized labor after four years ago effectively ending collective bargaining for public-sector workers.

Walker signed the bill at an invitation-only ceremony on Monday morning at Badger Meter. He was surrounded by company officials and others who supported the divisive proposal including Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.

The new law, which takes effect immediately, makes Wisconsin the 25th state to ban contracts that force all workers to pay union dues.

Walker signed the bill after spending the weekend in Iowa and before he heads to another early presidential primary state of New Hampshire this weekend.

Read more: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/09/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-to-sign-right-to-work-bill/24636305/

[warrant46]

1. Reprehensible

Little Wanker Scott---a smelly pile of feces

[tomsaiditagain]

2. This happened because of nonexistent voting

People do not come out and vote anymore because they know the system is rigged or not worth voting for.

The oligarchs are a proud bunch today because of this and because of "if you aint got money, you aint nothing in this world"

[Romeo.lima333]

3. not voting is how you got him

[SoapBox]

4. WI workers, all workers, are fucked.

[Scuba]

5. ...

[Big_Mike]

11. Truer words...n/t

[YoungDemCA]

6. Brilliant political move by Walker for the following reasons:

-It's a significant step toward breaking the back of the labor movement in Wisconsin,

-It emboldens similar anti-labor, pro-corporate efforts in other states in the region and around the country

-It is a blow to morale for Democrats in Wisconsin and elsewhere

-It is also strikes at a major source of Democratic Party support (organized labor) in the Upper Midwest (read: key swing states in presidential elections);

and last but not least, it increases Walker's own standing among the Republicans as we head into 2016.

Be disgusted all you want, but no one should be surprised by what Walker and his corporate allies do at this point.

[ProudProg2u]

7. I guess all the people in Wi are wealthy corporatists ...

with no middle class or working poor. Who would vote for the "Right to work for less"...? The ruling class has found a way for smaller and smaller privileged groups to control the 99%. It will buckle under its own weight eventually. Problem is the time it takes for this to happen is no skin off the nose of the wealthy. They will continue to make obscene profits at the great expense as middle class and working poor continue to have less security and the American standard of living craters.

[father founding]

8. Sorry Abe

Otherwise known as the Unmancipation Proclamation

[valerief]

9. The stupid reigns. nt

[DMay]

10. GET WHAT YOU VOTE FOR

Arnt most people workers? So where did all th anti-worker bullshit come from? IDIOTS!

[Newest Reality]

12. Now Walker

can have a Koch, (or two) and a smile. It's the real thing, in the back of his mind.

How did that song go?

"I'd like to buy the world for Koch, and keep their company. Bust unions and sell off all the public property. It's the real thing..."

[progree]

13. Headline should be "Walker Signs Right-To-Work-For-Peanuts Bill".

I know LBN rules forbid you from changing titles, but I wish that the Green Bay Press Gazette would get it right.

[StoneCarver]

14. Does this mean the GB Packers are no longer Unionized?

Just wondering.
Stonecarver

[Omaha Steve]

15. It does not!

It means players that don't want to pay dues do not have too. I doubt there will be any that do that.

Four years ago several Packer players that had just won the Super Bowl including MVP Aaron Rodgers showed great support. Gilbert Brown was already retired when he went back to Wisconsin to show support for the union protests in Madison. Gilbert's had is a unionized UFCW meat packers.

OS

[47of74]

16. At one time I would have loved to move to Wisconsin.

Not any more.

And ever since Senator Breadbags McCutyernutzoff won every time she opens her trap or the media starts shilling for her I feel a strong desire to move to Minnesota.

[hollowdweller]

17. And nobody went out on strike. Fucking amazing.

People DIED in the first half of the 20th century to get collective bargaining and the union members in Wisconsin don't even have the damn balls to strike!

[lutefisk]

18. Of course he signed it in private in a Republican contributor's factory

Shouldn't he be surrounded at the signing by joyous workers who now have the "Freedom to Work"? Don't they know that work sets one free, especially if it is without representation? Instead, he poses for a rogue's gallery portrait of the worst of the worst Wisconsin right wing nut job sellouts, before rushing out without taking any questions.

[Myrina]

19. ... and appeals should be filed in 3 .... 2 .... 1 ....

Koch Inc tried to jam that shit down our throats in Indiana a couple years ago and even though voters here are dumb as rocks, it still didn't make it into law.

[MadDAsHell]

22. Appeals would be wonderful but on what grounds?

"We love unions and this hurts unions" isn't a legal argument.

[progree]

23. I thought it did - Indiana is a right to work for peanuts state

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/06/supreme-court-upholds-right-work-law/18608171/

Indiana Supreme Court upholds 'right to work' law, IndyStar, 11/6/14

The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Indiana's "right to work" law, reversing a Lake County ruling that found the law violated the state constitution.

[Kablooie]

20. And he'll do the same thing to ISIS and they will be destroyed!

[Major Hogwash]

21. Right to work . . for less money!!

That's what killed most of the unions in Idaho when it was passed here in 1986, 29 years ago.