Posted on 03/02/2011 8:17:58 PM PST by Brown Deer
Before protesters stormed the capitol, the Mayor of the City of Madison tried to pull a fast one. The Governor's budget repair bill was on the fast track, and Madison Mayor Dave Ciesliewicz was racing against the clock to pass new union contracts first.
E-mails obtained by the FOX6 Investigators show that the mayor enlisted the help of State Senator Mark Miller. They both tried to convince the Secretary of State to hold up the bill by taking the maximum 10 days allowed by law before publishing the bill.
They were trying to buy some time so they could ratify new contracts to protect workers from benefit cuts. Citizens for Responsible Government Rep. Chris Kliesmet says, "This suggests, and this is a harsh word, collusion. There is collusion between some politicians and public sector employee unions. Period."
(Excerpt) Read more at fox6now.com ...
[It appears the 14 Senators orchestrated their trip to Illinois to buy time for unions all over the state to work out new deals.]
So how do they plan to pay for these “deals” when they do not get the money from the state? They plan to hold over the publics head massive layoffs of teachers, firefighters, and cops, and massive cuts in services unless they agree to tax increases.
This is not good faith negotiations, and people should be presecuted.
Just goes to prove that when it comes to contract negotiations between the politicians and the unions no one is looking out for the taxpayers.
I read the article.
Does anybody have any idea to what extent new contracts have been signed and sealed while the 14 are on the lam?
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