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55% we talk about state and local budgets and 80% were talking about cities and school districts budgets. big numbers there. it is not all dour necessarily here, chris. 2007 and 2008 saw a spurt in union membership built on membership drives during economic times that were certainly a little more positive. so perhaps when the economy turns here so will the outlook for unions long term, chris. >> all right, richard, thank you so much. lets bring our company back in. christina bellantoni from roll...

Tomorrow. among them is a teacher by the name of phil hayes. he could have gone into football coaching as his grandfather did, woody hayes but he says teaching is his passion. >> this bill unfortunately takes aim at organizations that advocate for me. this bill will make it harder for me to advocate for my students without those organizations advocating for me. >> reporter: the man behind this bill is governor john kasich who rejects all criticism this is union busting bill. this is the only w...

Get in line with the private sector, pay a little more for their pension and health care in difficult times. just as private sector employees do on a regular basis when times get tough. >> geraldo: representative kleefisch, you have a situation where the democrats are passing the word that these public sector unions have announced or will soon announce they will accept the sacrifice being asked for by governor walker in pension and health care contributions. isnt it clear the governors real inte...

Get in line with the private sector, pay a little more for their pension and health care in difficult times. just as private sector employees do on a regular basis when times get tough. >> geraldo: representative kleefisch, you have a situation where the democrats are passing the word that these public sector unions have announced or will soon announce they will accept the sacrifice being asked for by governor walker in pension and health care contributions. isnt it clear the governors real inte...

Impact this is like when that fake climate change doctors were exposed. rigging the notes on global warming. it destroyed that movement. i think this will have a far-reaching impact on this whole effort by the public employees unions to get that law that proposed law quashed. mike, stand by. we have another fox news alert out of wisconsin. union busting republican governor scott walker today rejected, he rejected an informal democratic proposal to have all those employees agreeing to make the fi...

Impact this is like when that fake climate change doctors were exposed. rigging the notes on global warming. it destroyed that movement. i think this will have a far-reaching impact on this whole effort by the public employees unions to get that law that proposed law quashed. mike, stand by. we have another fox news alert out of wisconsin. union busting republican governor scott walker today rejected, he rejected an informal democratic proposal to have all those employees agreeing to make the fi...

>> chris: you say this is not about the unions. this is about balancing the budget but the opposition says this is about union busting. so lets take a look at what is in your plan. because beyond making public workers pay more for benefits. it would allow unions to negotiate only over wages, not benefits or work rules. state would no longer collect union dues and unions would have to win an election every year to keep representing workers. isnt that union busting? >> no, absolutely not. our beli...

About the unions, this is about balancing the budget. but, your opposition says this is about union busting and lets look at what is in your plan. because, beyond making public workers pay more for benefits heres what your plan would do. it would allow unions to negotiate only over wages, not benefits, or work rules, and the state would no longer collect union dues and unions would have to win an election every year, to keep representing workers. isnt that union busting? >> no. absolutely not. o...

Are making a mockery of that. whats the lesson theyre teaching their kids? you have an election. after the election, there are consequences and you can swerve what the public wants. when kids throw themselves on the aisle of the store when youre checking out, does that mean you buy them candy? thats not going to happen here. we campaigned on getting our house fiscally in order. >> was the campaigning on union busting? because can you see how there are those who look at whats happening and say th...

Lsuez canal allows them to pass through. >> heather: and fierce winds hit the northeast with arctic cold and fan the flames of deadly fires like this five alarm in brooklyn. well get the latest from our fox extreme weather center. >> gregg: fox news alert, a very snowy sunday showdown in wisconsin, a now vow from the governor of that state, right now hundreds of protestors are camped out in the capitol in madison driven indoors to some extent by snow and freezing rain outside. chanting this is w...