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Omaha Steve

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Tue Jun 5, 2012, 06:49 PM Jun 2012

The Hill: Opinion: Future of America’s unions at stake in Wisconsin’s recall vote


http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/230623-opinion-future-of-americas-labor-unions-at-stake-in-wisconsins-recall-vote

By Juan Williams - 06/04/12 05:00 AM ET

Ann Coulter on the right and Rachel Maddow on the left agree Wisconsin’s vote this Tuesday on recalling Gov. Scott Walker is going to have national implications.

They’ve got that right.

If Walker wins, it will encourage Republican governors around the nation to enact more laws that diminish the power of public worker unions. Those efforts usually involve stripping unions of collective bargaining rights in an effort to shut off the money flowing from unions to Democrats.

Since the 2010 midterm elections, GOP governors have been intent on closing off the flow of cash from taxpayers to public sector unions which then support Democratic candidates.

FULL story at link.

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