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Mike Konopacki and Kathy Wilkes: Busting unions brings stagnant wages for all

Wisconsin Gov.-elect Scott Walker and the new Republican Legislature have declared war on working people. They want to abolish public employee unions and turn Wisconsin into a so-called right-to-work state, meaning no more union shops and no more dues from anyone who objects. This also means no more pressure from anywhere to keep wages at a livable level for anyone, union or not.

It?s all under the guise of cutting the state?s $3 billion budget deficit and creating 250,000 jobs.