WI Union-busting provisions added in budget committee

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The Republican dream of a legal union-busting bill hasn't died, they added multiple union-busting provisions - adding in police and fire - into a sudden budget amendment last night about midnight in committee. No notice or written copy of the amendment was given to committee members. All Democrats present voted no to adding the amendment. All Republicans - including two facing recall elections in July for already voting in favor of union-busting - voted yes.

The union-busting bill already passed was overturned by a judge, as it was passed illegally without following proper Wisconsin open meeting law. The Republicans simply have to pass the bill again to make it legal. It is suspected they haven't brought it to the floor as a stand-alone as they no longer have the votes to pass it. The amendment will be part of the budget bill to be voted upon on the floor. The addition of fire and police were new, not included in the previous bill. The police and fire unions supported labor in fighting the previously-overturned union-busting bill.

Six Republican recalls have been approved by the Government Accountability Board and the elections are pending, July 12. Republicans were only able to garner enough signatures to recall three of the six Democrats they said they would recall, and none of the three have been approved by the GAB yet, as the signatures and methods of gathering have been questioned.

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