Governor-elect Scott Walker has picked a fight with Wisconsin?s public employee unions – even before his inauguration. But that?s not the surprising thing.
What?s surprising is that Walker is willing to consider what amounts to abolishing public unions. And with the news Wednesday that Walker?s Republican colleagues might introduce right-to-work legislation next year, the climate for labor is growing chillier by the day.
Tough talk. But when it comes to the public employee unions, it?s justified.