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He wants to strip our rights and then dictate exactly what the terms and conditions of employment are. that's not our rich history here in wisconsin. that's not wisconsin values. >> let me ask you, as well. are you willing to go to the table before the governor takes off the table the issue of taking away the collective bargaining rights? is that a non-starter, i guess, in your opinion? >> taking ae ining away bargains is a non-starter. we have reached out since november 3rd, his people have refused to return a single call. they have never even acknowledged the unions except to give us notices...

At the state capital. it was jam-packed with protesters and likely to see more today as well. state workers many of them teachers and they are furious over governor scott walker's plans to cut their benefits and collective bargaining rights. they claim his budget repair bill is likely a union buster. walker says wisconsin's budget is broken and some tough choices have to be made. well, a lot of schools are close again today. teachers say they are not budging until they get some answers that they can live with. cnn actually talked with the head of the teachers union a a little while oog agricul...

Jam-packed with these protesters. likely see more of this today. state workers, a lot of them teachers, furious over government scott walker's plans to cut their benefits and collective bargaining rights. they claim his budget repair bill is really a union buster. walker says wisconsin's budget is broken and some tough choices have to be made. a lot of schools are closed again today. and teachers say they are not budging until they can get some answers they can live with. cnn talked with the head of the teachers union just a little while ago. >> taking away bargain rights is a nonstarter. we h...

Calling out sick to demonstrate at the state capitol. they're protesting the governor's attempts to balance the state budget by cutting public employee benefits and stripping workers of their right to collective bargaining, except for wages. it's a deal breaker, according to brian kennedy, the president of wisconsin's teachers union. he appeared on our show a short time ago. >> taking away bargaining rights is a non-starter. we have reached out time and time and time again, since november 3rd, since the day after the election, his people have refused to return a single call. they have never ev...