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Attention. he now has a 38% approval rating. its a 28-point net drop since last month. now, he signed the right to work law and dropped 28 points. i always say on this show you do unpopular things, you get unpopular results. >> thats exactly right. that is the -- this is a weird situation because snyder in michigan is one of several examples of republicans -- a monster year in 234e 2010 midterms. all these state legislative seats were up. it was this monster tidal waves. it meant there were a nu...

Cost. >> like other families, we have a mortgage to pay every month. we have electric bills and what ive heard is its about 13% net drop in income with benefits and the wages. thats what wed be losing every month. and so then wed have to start picking and choosing how were going to make our house payments and still do other things. >> reporter: now as painful as those financial hits would be for state employees, what theyre saying is whats really at issue here, and you can hear them chanting beh...

More into health and pension benefit plans. now governor scott walker of wisconsin says that this legislation is needed to help close a $137 million short-term budget deficit and a $3.6 billion deficit over the next two years. but teachers and other union workers are very angry. >> we have a mortgage to pay every month. we have electric bills and what ive heard is its about 13% net drop in income with benefits and wages. thats what wed be losing every month. and so then we have to start picking ...

We have electric bills, and what ive heard is its about a 13% net drop in income with the benefits and the wages. thats what wed be losing every month, and so then we have to start picking and choosing how were going to make our house payments and still do other things. >> reporter: teachers say, in fact, they believe this is not about money. they say its about an effort to bust theirs and other unions. but weve encountered some counterprotesters who are not at all sympathetic to their argument ...

What i have heard is that its about a 13% net drop in income with the benefits and the wages. thats what wed be losing every month. so then we have to start picking and choosing how we are going to make our house payment and still do other things. >> reporter: as painful as the financial problems would be, what these workers are saying is that the real issue is about the potential loss of their collective bargaining rights. they say -- their leaders have said they are willing to give up more fin...

Education teacher are fighting for their collective bargaining rights at the wisconsin state capitol. >> were a two-teacher family, so the cuts are double for us, which is twice as scary. >> reporter: they have been standing out in the cold every morning nine hours a day without dinner breaks living off of granola bars out of their backpack. >> we think its worth it. without doing this, our voices wouldnt be heard at all. >> reporter: they say the proposed bill would reduce their total income by...

Shortfall by june 30th and then a $3.6 billion deficit over the next two years. but still, teachers here are very angry. >> like other families, we have a mortgage to pay every month, weve got electric bills, and what -- what ive heard is that its about a 13% net drop in income with the benefits and the wages. thats what wed be losing every month. and so wed have to start picking and choosing how were going to make our house payments and still do other things. >> teachers say its not just the fi...