Trumka: Wisconsin Cuts Are Payback for Politicians, CEOs

[Joanne98]

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s attacks on middle-class workers and state employees’ bargaining rights has nothing to do with a budget deficit and everything to do with paying back politicians who helped him get elected, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said today.

Appearing on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Trumka said Walker’s actions, which have drawn massive public protests, are about “giving CEOs what they want and weakening unions.”

Taking away bargaining rights doesn’t do a single thing to help a budget deficit. When you have a union and collective bargaining you can work collectively to make those cuts so everyone understands and is educated about them. This is simply payback.

http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/02/17/trumka-wisconsin-cuts-are-payback-for-politicians-ceos/