http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/us/governor-scott-walker-broke-promise-to-pay-his-pension.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=collective%20bargaining&st=cseBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: October 14, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker, who forced public workers to pay more for their pensions as part of a push to curb union rights, broke a campaign promise to pay the full cost of his own pension immediately after taking office in January. Mr. Walker, a Republican, promised in June 2010 that he would begin paying the cost immediately in order to lead by example. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch made the same pledge but did not pay as promised either. Pay stubs of Mr. Walker provided Friday in response to an open records request by The Associated Press redacted his pension details. His spokesman said the governor did not start paying the full cost until August, when the law he pushed began requiring elected officials and other state employees to contribute 5.8 percent. The contribution was part of a bill that also took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from public employees. His spokesman did not have an explanation for why Mr. Walker did not pay until the law forced him to. An aide to Ms. Kleefisch did not explain why she did not begin the contribution in January.
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