Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130802:08:25:00
The unions and the public knew exactly what was at stake. they knew, but they could not stop the bill. governor walker signed the bill stripping union rights from public employees in march of 2011. now, the idea behind the bill was fairly simple. it took away unions' ability to collect dues automatically from members so each member had to choose to pay each month. which makes union membership feel more expensive. at the same time, the bill limited public workers' rights to bargain for better wages and benefits. so being in a union felt more expensive just when the new law made that membership ...