Read Governor Walker’s full plan here.
From the New York Times this afternoon:
Returning to his political roots as his campaign struggles, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin called on Monday for anti-union measures that, if carried out, would greatly reduce the influence of organized labor in public and private workplaces.
At an appearance scheduled for Las Vegas in the afternoon, Mr. Walker plans to call for making it illegal for federal employees to join unions, extend right-to-work policies across the nation and eliminate the federal agency that investigates unfair labor practices.
“To grow the economy at a higher rate requires a comprehensive approach and reform of the labor unions is a key part of the plan,’’ Mr. Walker plans to say, according to an advance text of his remarks. […]
Mr. Walker’s proposals for what he would do as president amount to the most sweeping curtailment of organized labor since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Relations Labor Act during the Great Depression, according to labor historians.
The concluding paragraph of Mr. Walker’s plan:
When the federal government usurps power, control shifts from states, communities, families, and individuals to well-connected special interests that pick winners and losers. For too long, union special interests in Washington have used the system to unfairly benefit themselves at the expense of the American worker. The commonsense reforms outlined here will focus the federal government’s role to ensure that special-interest loopholes are closed once and for all. My reforms will preserve long-standing democratic principles and protect employee privacy. Americans deserve a president who commits to policies to increase jobs and reward hard work, and those results will be delivered under a Walker administration.






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