Local governments to Walker: keep your tools « Jim Rosenberg's Blog

Local governments to Walker: keep your tools « Jim Rosenberg's Blog

"Just as many other local governments in Wisconsin have done recently, the Wausau City Council passed a resolution opposing Walker’s budget repair bill and its heavy-handed stripping of most collective bargaining rights — what Walker euphemistically calls “tools.” Also like other communities, the city settled with its transit union. It was done in an effort to stave off the loss of federal funding for its bus system, which is a likely outcome under Walker’s poorly vetted legislation. The school district approved labor contracts, too."