The recent developments in Wisconsin i think requires a bit of attention. Wisconsin is proposing a bill that will remove some of the collective bargaining ability of the Public Unions for the state. Along with a change to Pensions which many are funded solely by the state government and a reduction in Health Benefits. This is in response to closing a $167 million budget gap, and the estimate is quoted as being the equivalent to a 8% pay cut for government employees. This is the solution brought forth as opposed to laying off 8% of Public Sector Employees to reach the same target savings. Prior to this i haven't considered my own opinion on unions so i decided to do a little reading and research here at work on my lunch break. I ended at the conclusion that unions had run their useful course in terms of winning the war of workers rights. With the passage of Federal and State minimum wage laws, child labor laws and workers safety regulations. But at t...
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