The Wisconsin state Senate has just passed the anti-collective-bargaining provisions. The vote was 18-1. That's all Republicans voting. One moderate GOPer voted no.
The Republican leadership convened a special conference committee late in the day to take up the collective bargaining provision only, separate and apart from the budget bill it was a part of.[...]
Because it [was] no longer part of a budget bill, the collective bargaining provision [was able to get] a final vote in the Senate with or without the Senate Democrats who fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum.
The very interesting part of this deal is that the governor insisted the bill was necessary to ease the financial woes of the state - ie, the budget. And they disconnected it from the budget bill in order to pass it. So, what do you think? Did they show their hand? Did they just prove it was all about union busting? Oh, I think so.
That won't be the end of it. The tractors are on their way.
They should have wagons attached to carry the tar and feathers.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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