Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin wants to run for President. He, of course, led the fight to gut union political power in Wisconsin by outlawing public employee rights in that state. The labor movement responded aggressively and with its allies in an exemplary fashion thus creating the “war in Wisconsin.”
The state legislature decided to enact the supremely misnamed right-to-work (RTW) to prevent unions from charging fees to non-members they are forced by federal law to represent.
Although organized labor lost, Walker decided he’d had enough all out war with labor in Wisconsin and wanted to focus on his presidential effort.
Scott Walker has to place high in the race for corporate and big donor cash to have a chance in the Republican primary… So lo and behold Walker is all in favor of RTW FOR LESS–just as his corporate masters demand.
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision ruled that corporations are people and money is speech, therefore corporate spending is protected by the First Amendment. The decision has caused the governor of Wisconsin to violate the interests of his state and its workers and his own personal interests.
Our Supreme Court has subverted our democracy.
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