Hmmmmm. Following his now infamous promise to Wisconsin billionaire heiress Diane Hendricks that he was going to start making our state a red, Right to Work state by starting a divide and conquor strategy starting with public employees in the documentary As Goes Janesville that aired on PBS last year.........But let's see how enthusiastic YOU are when the REALITY settles in of having the right to work FOR LESS and the reality of being entitled to only those actual rights your employer allows you to have.

Well helge1939 who do you blame for GM being gone from Janesville along with all the other jobs that were lost who's fault was that. part of it was GM and who else not a trick question. It was the union as well both coasted us all those jobs and my bet is GM just got tired of it because the union kept asking for more and more each time. I am guessing that was what happened to cause GM to close along with slow sales of SUVS.

"They (unions) exist to go to bat protecting your decision to use drugs and alcohol while on the job!"
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916 is basing his view of Unions on one event. So much so that he/she posted the link twice. Evidently some individuals lack the intellect to realize judging the worth of anything based a single act or event is foolish, at best. Using that line of reasoning, the castle doctrine laws should all be overturned because some fool in Florida murdered an innocent young man.
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Whether you agree with the concept of worker Unions or not, EVERYONE collecting a paycheck today is benefiting from past Union efforts. While some workers have the luxury of working for attentive and reasonable employers, many do not. Even with federal labor laws in place some employers continue to exploit their employees. The “way to go” is to ensure workers continue to have a voice in the workplace.

Remember when the unions are all gone
who will you kick then
There are a lot of nounion workers on drugs & also those in management
In due time everyone will pay big time for anti union Bull

Shop, when I worked at GM for EDS the union workers were constantly in the docks smoking pot and doing cocaine. In fact there was a bust there and it went public in national news. Also whenever I had to work on technology especially in body shop often times security was required because the union workers would threaten violence simply because we were non-union and in vicinity of their station. Many in plant were often suspended by management from stuff like that it was a regular problem.

Well if the unions are so great then where were the union for the auto workers when GM went down and where have they been sense. Answer no where to be found the did not save one persons job when GM went down and they have not done a thing sense so you tell me what good they are once a company like GM leaves what happens to all those people the unions are supposed to represent those people are your friends and neighbors that got screwed out of their jobs. I am sure some of you know someone that lost their job when GM went down wonder how they are doing now I think about that every day. Now you want to pass a right to work law then this is what you do. One the law should read that every American union or noun union has the right to work the right to fair treatment in the work place. Two the law should also read that any company out sourcing jobs should be made illegal and the owners should receive a 10 year prison term for each offense. Now as far as outside money being spent on politicians in Wisconsin it should be illegal this is our state and unless who ever is donating money to a politician in our state unless they are investing in jobs and the future of Wisconsin should stay the hell out.The only way I want outside interest here is if they invest in jobs and our economy. That's the only time it should be allowed.

"...make sure you belong to a union. They exist to go to bat protecting your decision to use drugs and alcohol while on the job"-916wi

Now some truth, management (non union) are the most prevalent drug and alcohol abusers where I work in the public sector. Narcotics addictions, last chance agreements for coming in drunk, it all goes to management, contrary to your fairy tales. The union exists to protect employees from the abuse of these scum.

Purge1939.....the point being made was that if you are dumb enough to get caught drinking and getting high while at work, make sure you belong to a union. They exist to go to bat protecting your decision to use drugs and alcohol while on the job!
As far as your other comment,"no one has to take a job where there is a union" is concerned, I'm guessing that walker and our legislature will resolve that one for us too. Anyone should be able to take a job anywhere without being forced to pay off the unions that they don't want representing them. This implementation of this idea has Governor Walker written all over it:)

Some one that posted on here thinks that only union members drink & smoke pot on the job
Think again
get your head out of the sand
No one has to take a job where there is a union & I am sure some that post here would not be very good employees

Badgerlvr.....Implementing Voter ID legislation would definitely limit the influence of a large conservative group--the elderly. We all heard the horror stories of how they would be unable to make it to the DMV to get their free IDs.......does that answer your question??:)

what a BIG waste of time and money

thank you and get over it already it's time to unite and recall everybody

916wi: You still haven't answered PanamaRed's question, that being: What suggestions do you have to limit the the influence of Conservative Groups in Wisconsin?

badgerlvr......Sure. It has nothing to do with limiting the influence of unions(although that is a nice by product of RTW legislation:)), it has everything to do with providing people with a choice of whether or not they want to rise or fall based on their own merit or rise or fall based on being part of a collective. No one should have to be forced to pay for representation not wanted when applying for any job. I've never belonged to a union--when I've felt that I wasn't being compensated for the skills/abilities I brought to the workplace, I've talked to management to make the changes needed or I've taken what I can offer to a different company. It's worked out really well for me.......Crazy concept--huh??
I guess if you were part of the "collective" that enjoys drinking and smoking pot on the job, union representation is DEFINITELY the way to go!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/...

$2.2 Billion was spent on the presidential election this time around!

Yes, it does cost a lot of money to trample people's rights and steal their money. I expect much more to come from these greedy looters.

MidnightRide, with that propensity for calling others a commie, what do you think about this?

Jeff Immelt, CEO of General Electric: China's Communist Government "Works"

"CHARLIE ROSE, HOST: China is changing. It may be being stabilized as we speak. What does that mean for China and what does it mean for the United States? Should it change expectations?

JEFF IMMELT, CEO OF GE: It is good for China. To a certain extent, Charlie, 11 percent is unsustainable. You end up getting too much stimulus or a mis-allocation of resources. They are much better off working on a more consumer-based economy, less dependent on exports. The one thing that actually works, state run communism a bit– may not be your cup of tea, but their government works." [ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2... ]

916Wi: I'm interested in reading your response to PanamaRed's comment at 1:14pm.

Now the right wing wackos are going after the whitehouse Christmas card. Wait till you hear the reason and how hypocritical it is from past years. And of course Foxnews is involved.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwyYrlAx1...

Tell us why - thugs getting violent in MI. More of that please.

Those that do not like unions be careful what you wish for

GoodCommieAmerican - GOP overturns only liberal BS that is overkill. Get real man.

I've read some great stuff here but mousezi's "slave bosses" is a classic nazism. Maybe mouse doesn't realize there are thousands of pages of regulations in the halls of congress to benefit the working man.
Hey mouszi, has Obama raised the minimum wage in his 4 years in charge?
HAHA- unions are the slave bosses with their forced extraction of hard workers income giving to them by employers who grant them jobs.
OHHHHH, what now?

Good,
Your comparison makes zero sense, I would have to believe that you could come up with a better argument than that load of crap. There are laws regarding workplace safety, overtime, child labor, etc. We no longer need unions to push for this stuff because it is already there. So the argument that unions are necessary for these reasons is a farce.

Unions currently doing what they do best........
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/...
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and the left wonders why unions have so much negativity surrounding them........:)

there should be monetary and time limits established for all elections local/state/federal...this kind of money can do so much more than what it has done...

Since 916WI is all in favor of limiting the influence Unions have in Wisconsin, what suggestions would 916WI in limiting the influence of Conservative groups in Wisconsin?

First of all Michigan's Right to work law is a completely different subject I will say in my opinion. If they want to guarantee the right to work they make it for public and private sector employees and make it illegal to out source jobs. Now as far as this article goes it's about outside interest coming into Wisconsin trying off our politicians for their own interest. For me I am sick of it. Elections in Wisconsin are the business of Wisconsin and no outside interest unless they are willing to invest in jobs for Wisconsin otherwise they need to stay the hell out. In Wisconsin we will handle our own business including elections in my opinion.

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of workplace deaths is 52.9% higher in states with Right-to-Work laws.

Mouse, why do you persist in thinking (and trying to get others to believe) that all employers are slave drivers who care nothing about their employees? Yes, there may be a percentage of them who are like that, but there are many who do care about their employees, if not because they are human beings, then at least because they are a valuable resource in whom training dollars have been spent. And to the unskilled or low-skilled laborers who don't like how you are treated on the job (probably primarily being treated as easily replaceable because you are): why have you not done something to increase your own marketability so that you can move into a different and better job? Yes, I know that this is still a difficult economy in which to find jobs; I'm speaking in general terms. There were good economic times before and there will be again, but the same people will be grousing about the same things all along.

shrek, osha and dpt of labor are needed to ENFORCE the laws.

"If unions do all that you say, why do we need OSHA and the dept of labor? If the unions do all that you say, wouldn't this be a duplication of services?"
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A statement from someone that hasn't worked in a factory with dangerous conditions. Yeah, the righties would like to ignore fall hazards, confined space entry, lockout, breathing hazards, ergonomics, work rules. It means more bonuses for the big wigs.

All this money spend for re-elections that never should have happened in the first place. Talk about a big Wisconsin waste caused by others.

Your unions at work...tearing down tent in Michigan with people inside.

http://youtu.be/N1PjVILHNa4

Mouse,
I am just curious about something and maybe you can enlighten me.
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If unions do all that you say, why do we need OSHA and the dept of labor? If the unions do all that you say, wouldn't this be a duplication of services?

Wow what ever happened to this being decided by the people of Wisconsin outside interest should have no say in a election in Wisconsin unless they have the intention of investing in jobs here if not they need to stay the hell out in my opinion.

We need more recalls. Look at the dollars infused to our beaten down economy!!

And amazing what Walkers does

Amazing what unions do!