Quietly, The Wisconsin Teachers Union Has Blinked, Updated

With Governor Walker standing his ground and seemingly no end in the current standoff the teachers unions are beginning to offer concessions. This does not bode well for Wisconsin's runaway senators as they are clearly demonstrating who is in charge. They claim they are representing their interests, but union bosses and the DNC are calling the shots. Before this is over Wisconsin democrats will need the Viagra just to cover their own impotence!

Unions offer concessions as Capitol stalemate, protests continue~emphasis mine.

The Legislature may be at a stalemate for now — Democratic senators haven't returned from Illinois after fleeing Wisconsin on Thursday, and the Assembly adjourned after a brief but heated session — but major union officials came forward Friday to offer concessions.

Top leaders of two of Wisconsin's largest public employee unions announced they are willing to accept the financial concessions called for in Walker's plan, but will not accept the loss of collective bargaining rights.

Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, and Marty Beil, executive director of AFSCME Council 24,
said in a conference call with reporters that workers will do their fair share to narrow Wisconsin's budget gap.
Walker's plan calls for nearly all state, local and school employees to pay half the costs of their pensions and at least 12.6 percent of their health care premiums. That would save $30 million by June 30 and $300 million over the next two years, the governor has said.

The measure also would prohibit most unionized public employees, except local police and fire fighters and the State Patrol, from bargaining on issues besides wages. Wage hikes could be negotiated only if they don't exceed the consumer price index."We want to say loud and clear — it is not about those concessions," Bell said. "For my members, it's about retaining a voice in their professions.

Right, this isn't about concessions, but professional integrity. There has surely been a lack of that lately!

Update:

Governor Walker says no..... Will post the video when able.



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