Mathieu Turbide, Le Journal de Montréal

Scott Walker est intraitable. Le jeune gouverneur de l’État du Wisconsin, nouvellement élu, a une obsession pour les budgets équilibrés et il a la ferme intention d’éliminer le déficit. Même s’il faut pour cela passer sur le dos des syndicats.

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Aussi:

Le Budget-repair bill… qu’est-ce que c’est?

Le bill comprend, notamment : La fin du recours à la négociation collective pour fixer les conditions de travail et les avantages sociaux des 214 500 employés de l’État (4% de la population). L’augmentation de la contribution des employés du secteur…

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Une crise qui déborde le Wisconsin

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Showdown in Madison

Daniel Disalvo, City

The real stakes in the unions’ battle with Wisconsin’s governor are philosophical.

« The second and far more controversial part of Walker’s bill would restrict collective-bargaining rights for most public employees. State workers could no longer bargain collectively about pensions and health-care benefits, though they could continue to do so about wages; union members’ salaries could rise no faster than the Consumer Price Index; and an annual vote would be required in which workers would decide whether to keep the union in existence. Further, union dues would no longer be automatically deducted from state workers’ paychecks; instead, workers wouldn’t pay dues unless they voluntarily decided to become union members. And responsibility for collecting the dues—which takes time and money—would shift from the state to the union. Taken together, these measures would substantially reduce public-sector union power in Wisconsin and provide a template for reformers elsewhere. »