SPECIAL POST
Governor Scott Walker has been caught with his pants down in dealing with public unions in Wisconsin. His position, setting wages and benefits aside, has been that the unions have to give up their right to collective bargaining because, it is a direct conflict of interest. Most of us agree with that.
Then comes the news that police and firefighter unions are exempt from his plan and the fact that they were heavy contributors to his campaign. Accusations of favoritism abound and this is his answer:
"We saw two weeks ago, when this debate first started, teachers here in Madison walked off the job for three days. Now, that was an inconvenience for a lot of parents. I know I've got two public — kids in public school. Anytime you have a disturbance like that, it's an inconvenience. But that, contrasted to the fact that even if there was one jurisdiction across the state where firefighters or police officers weren't on the job in full force, I can't afford to have a fire or crime committed where there's a gap in service. And it ultimately just boils down to public safety."
That's lame. First of all, he is presuming that the firefighters and police would walk off the job. Secondly, he is ignoring the probability that the courts, under such circumstances, would promptly order them back on the job.
I think he's doing the right thing but, what is fair for one union is also fair for all unions. This scenario smacks of political favoritism in return for campaign contributions, the very type of thing that he supposedly seeks to destroy.
He needs to rethink his position and his reasoning.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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