bargaining the tables have been tipped in favor of the unions. and we re just trying to pull that back a little bit. we re trying to bring that level playing field back so that mayors and school boards and county board members can get a fair shake when they walk up to the table. that s really what this is about right now. senator erpenbach, you just heard senator fitzgerald say that teachers aren t part of the problem, which i m sure makes for more domestic tranquility at home. but this has been, it seems, nothing but an attack on the collective bargaining rights of teachers unions, of other public employee unions in the state of wisconsin. the label is that they are the problem, they re our problem in the state budget. well, they aren t the problem in the state budget at all. obviously, two sides sit down and negotiate. democrat governors and
school districts in wisconsin right now. so it s a little bit different situation than the way you described it. you know, at this point i think, you know, what many people are waiting for is tuesday. that s when the governor will give senator fitzgerald a briefing on all the budget. senator fitzgerald yeah, it s a difficult situation for my family. there s no doubt about it. is your wife part of the problem? no. my wife s not part of the problem. teachers aren t part of the problem. what we re simply looking for is a different way of paying for government. for almost 40 years since the legislature created collective bargaining the tables have been tipped in favor of the unions. and we re just trying to pull that back a little bit. we re trying to bring that level playing field back so that mayors and school boards and county board members can get a fair shake when they walk up to the table. that s really what this is about right now. senator erpenbach, you just h
is your wife part of the problem? no, my wife s not part of the problem. teachers aren t part of the problem. what we re simply looking for is a different way of paying for government. for almost 40 years, since the legislature created collective bargaining, the tables have been tipped in favor of the unions. and we re just trying to pull that back a little bit. we re trying to bring that level playing field back so that mayors and school boards and county board members can get a รง fair shake when they walk up to the table. that s really what this is about right now. senator erpenbach, you just heard senator fitzgerald say that teachers aren t part of the problem, which i m sure makes for more domestic tranquility at home. but this has been, it seems, nothing but an attack on the collective bargaining rights of teachers unions, of other public employee unions in the state of wisconsin. the label is that they are the problem, they re our problem in the state budget.