Does Walker have the authority to threaten to fire all those

shraby

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:16 AM
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Does Walker have the authority to threaten to fire all those

public employees if he doesn't get his way on the bill? And to further threaten to fire thousands more in a few months? Can he threaten the Dems in the legislature like that? It doesn't pass the smell test to me.

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bemildred

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:17 AM
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1. I sure hope he tries. nt

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Greybnk48

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:22 AM
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2. I'm ready to go all in! Let him try it and it's game over

for Scotty and his cronies. It probably is already.

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ProgressiveProfessor

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:24 AM
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3. He may have to furlough if there is no buget in place

CA has done that and the Feds may have to do that shortly

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TheCowsCameHome

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:24 AM
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4. I don't know if he can.

Can he fire teachers, for instance? Are they state employees?

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PA Democrat

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:36 AM
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6. I thought they were employees of the individual school districts.

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TheCowsCameHome

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Wed Feb-23-11 12:55 PM
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10. So did I. But it sounds like that's being overlooked.

:shrug:

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socialist_n_TN

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:32 AM
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5. Well, that'll put more out in the streets won't it?

Give it a shot, Scotty. Let's see how it flies with Wisconsinites.

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C_U_L8R

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:53 AM
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7. What about a General Strike?

Walker may have to give back more than he's taking.

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Drale

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:56 AM
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8. Yeah fire them so they have nothing to do all day

See what happens then

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gratuitous

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Wed Feb-23-11 11:59 AM
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9. They tried something like that in Oregon

They replaced all the union custodians in the Portland school district with a private contractor. It wound up costing the school district a whole lot of money to defend the suit, and then they lost at the Oregon Supreme Court, and had to hire back every custodian they had illegally replaced with lost wages, benefits and interest.

Then they came back at the next election, looking for more money from taxpayers because of a severe budget shortfall that could have been avoided by following the law in the first goddam place.

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shraby

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Wed Feb-23-11 01:51 PM
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11. Walker did something similar in Milwaukee while he was

there. It didn't fly and they had to hire back all the ones he got rid of plus pay them back pay. He hired Wackenhut to do the job..the company of the "drinking Vodka out of someones behind" fame.

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