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Unfortunately over the course of the past 20 years they have shown until we got to this point they have never been willing to have any meaningful compromise to help with work rules and our expanded costs. the time is now. 19 states already do not allow public employees to bargain yet they still have vacations, pension, good health care. theres no doubt about it. we can do it here. we dont need the union with every several bargaininging right. >> the state senator out there the democrat he left t...

Us. everything imaginable. and were going to do everything possible to stand up for workiworking -- >> the reason this is going on, a global issue in wisconsin is because you want to get rid of the unions right to negotiate overtime work rules, things like that. >> there are work rules that are having expensive to our cities and schools. and in this fiscal crisis, we cannot continue to allow the cities and schools to have no authority over what they ask their employees to do. >> meanwhile, new y...

Unions have been negotiating with people who they can vote for, work for, give campaign tric contributions to. its been collusion more often than meditation. >> teachers, obviously, arent getting rich from teaching and one of the attractions of teaching today is it offers a more generous pension. my own view we need to spend more on teacher salaries to attract a new generation into the profession especially for poor kids. >> i totally agree with that. the role of the union is to create a floor, ...

We just got a news report late this afternoon which is friday on the east coast that theres an idea out there being proposed by the head of the public employees union that if the governor would go along with keeping the employee unions recognized, still organize the state, still able to negotiate work rules and other issues that the union will continue seed on these meant care issues. what do you think of that proposal? >> well, i think thats a good olive branch and i hope the governor listens. ...

Reason this is going on, you want to get rid of the unions right to negotiate over time, work rules, things like that? >> there are work rules that are very expensive to our cities and schools. and in this fiscal crisis we cannot continue to allow the cities and schools to have no authority over what they ask their employees to do. >> so thats the fight. we know where it stands. over work rules, overtime. other issues of collective bargaining. the republicans will not allow the unions to continu...

>> let me ask you about a thing we just got a news report late this afternoon which is friday on the east coast that theres an idea out there being proposed by the head of the public employees union that if the governor would go along with keeping the employee unions recognized, still organize the state, still able to negotiate work rules and other issues that the union will continue seed on these meant care issues. what do you think of that proposal? >> well, i think thats a good olive branch a...

Union leaders to plan ways to work together in the new year. but, critics say its that very union influence on the administration thats undermining efforts to turn our very fragile economy around. in fact, some say overpaid workers, fat pensions, and outdated work rules are ruining not just private industry but state and local government as well. so, are these the folks that obama should be listening to? with us now andrea tantaros columnist for the new york daily news and fox news contributor a...

Wayne knows this better than i do because he does it for a living. if im up against a competitor and i make widgets. widgets competitor overseas is not faced with the regulation or cost ive got, guess what happens to my widget business? i go out of business. not because im a bad guy or a bad company. its because my competitor is on a better playing field than i am. i have to meet his playing field or ill go under, unless every american decides theyll only buy american for the rest of their lives...