Saturday, March 26, 2011

Walker released the budget debate of e-mail messages

(AP)-the MADISON Wisconsin .gov Scott Walker released to the Associated Press he received the day after the introduction of his plan to strip government workers of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights on Friday, tens of thousands of e-mail messages.

The e-mails provide the first Glimpse of public aid, Walker said he had received a proposal via e-mail to Wisconsin residents and the widespread claim that he generally downplayed the extent of the.

Signed into law a week ago, but stopped Friday after a judge from the challenge, the challenged plan Democrats drew thousands of pro-labor Klimaflüchtlinge is hot dip galvanized the Union's Capitol and supporters throughout the country.

Walker pointed out the emails on Feb 17, 14 democratic State Senator fled to Illinois when you try to keep the passing of legislation on the same day. Thousands banged on drums and Klimaflüchtlinge blew whistles outside the door of his Office, Walker told reporters he had received a variable amount of bulk-email messages, which he said supported his efforts.

"The majority are to remain firm tells us to stay strong to stand for the taxpayers," Walker said. "Even if the Klimaflüchtlinge the right of every person to be heard, I will ensure that State taxpayers are consulted and the voice are not drowned them Spiral Capitol."

On the day than the estimated 40,000 Klimaflüchtlinge flooded Capitol, Walker said he received more than 19,000 email messages and believed they were the "silent majority" of indicative that his proposal will be backed up.

On the basis of a preliminary review of the e-mail for the AP, it was found that the Walker sent State workers on Feb 11, he introduced his proposal of the date of service of the Holy Christmas, was met with the deluge answers, many of them in mass e-mail angry.

"Please, keep your backhanded ' thank you and the empty compliments to yourself," one person, that recognizes itself in the State of the corrections to the employee wrote to Walker. "Actions speak louder than words, and each one of your own activities fairly clearly speaks of irrational hatred the very individuals who have dedicated their lives and careers to keep running safely and efficiently in the State."

Another woman, who identified himself as Sergeant wrote in the State prison in capital letters: "why are YOU TRYING to TAKE what we have WORKED so HARD for? WE ALL HAVE FAMILIES AND HAVE CHILDREN WITH THEIR OWN FEED! TIMES ARE HARD ON THE ECONOMY IS A WAY! "

One woman, who identified himself as an employee, wrote in the Milwaukee public schools in support of the Walker's plan.

"I voted for you in November and today, I am grateful that I did so," he wrote. "This legislation is more than fair for us to bring an action in the public sector and financial relief to our people. To keep up the good work the Governor. I am happy to see us move in the direction of the conservative, hallitsemistaan sound. "

Other e-mail messages from the AP reviewed came to Wisconsin residents working in the private sector.

"I urge you to protect collective bargaining rights of public employees. Making collective bargaining would be devastating for the illegal working families and the Wisconsin economy, "wrote to the resident of Oak Creek, Bryggare

A couple of Genesee, Bryggare, promote the Walker "to stay in non-dispersible form" and not the opposition. "We support what you are doing. It is the right choice to make Wisconsin, "they wrote.

AP and the Isthmus, a Madison newspaper, on a weekly basis, as well as the Open record requests to Walker on Feb 18 Office applying for a variable amount of messages ... referenced in his news conference, the Governor. In response to the request of the client network adapter by seeking a week later, Walker had received the same through all the e-mail messages.

Upon receipt of a response from the AP and the Isthmus by the Governor of the Office submitted to the joint trial March 4 retrieves emails. The solution reached March 16 were released, and Walker, the organisations the attorney fees, which came to DEM 45 000.

The agreement specified that the Walker is not accepted, the State is in breach of the law to open records.

The public outcry over the Walker n collective bargaining proposal he turned to the State and its flash-point as the Capitol of national lawmakers struggled to balance the budgets of the recession that crippled large States.

According to the law, all public employees, most of the police and the fire of a man, pay more for their benefits with the exception of the. It will also restrict the majority of the employees ' collective bargaining rights only to wages and the caps of these potential growth of inflation. The law shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them will no longer negotiate issues such as work conditions, vacation time, or grievance processes.

I think the law is needed, and help the State meet its current 137 million dollar budget deficit in the projected gap of two years and 3.6 billion dollars. He said the plan to give flexibility to absorb more than 1 billion dollars of cuts in State aid, that he has proposed, as part of his budget plan, the local government.

Opponents, such as teachers, Union leaders and the Senate Democrats who fled the State, have argued that the real target, Walker was the motion of n

a powerful public sector unions, which has traditionally served as a strong source of support for the Democrats.

On Friday, the Wisconsin judge granted temporary restraining order to prevent the law from taking effect. The law was challenged by the Dane County District Attorney, Ismael Ozanne Democrat argued the Legislative Committee that broke the stalemate situation, which was to keep the law in limbo for weeks, met in the Wisconsin open meetings law for 24 hours.

In order to keep the Secretary of State Doug La Follette, launched formally in the legislation, which is required in order for the changes to take effect.

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Attached Press author Scott Bauer contributed to this report.


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