Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that he will issue layoff notices to 1,500 state workers on Friday if his proposal forcing them to pay more for benefits and taking away nearly all their collective bargaining rights isn't passed by then.
Walker also said in an interview with The Associated Press that he is negotiating with Democrats who stymied passage of the bill by leaving the state for changes to the proposal that would get them to return. Walker said he won't compromise on the collective bargaining issue or anything that saves the state money.
"I can't take any of that off the table," he said.
Walker said he has to issue the layoff notices starting Friday so the state can start to realize the $30 million savings he had assumed would come from the state worker concessions contained in the bill. The layoffs wouldn't be effective for 31 days, and Walker said he could rescind them if the bill passed in the meantime.
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Hold tight to your beliefs Gov. , and let the unions screw themselves.
ReplyDeleteNothing but pure greed!
2 men to carry a 2x4 , 6 men to dig a hole with 1 shovel , you guys are a sick bunch along with the teachers.
Theres a governer that has balls.Just like RR did to the air controllers. Fire them all.
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