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Already a compromise. it's already a compromise because we allow unions to exist, they get to negotiate -- >> well, what we're looking at is not union -- the unions are not happy with that, sir. they want complete bargaining rights. >> in the bill we also say every single state worker has the right to join if they choose, but they can't be mandated. that's supported by the vast majority of wisconsin. >> well, i'm with you on that one. >> that's not a hard one. do you think, senator coggs, should people who work for your state be forced to join a union? >> they shouldn't be forced. but is this ...

>> what we're looking at is the union is not happy with that. the unions are not happy with that, sir. they want to have complete bargaining rights. >> don't you think in the bill we also say that every single state worker has a right to join the union if they choose but they can't be mandated to do that. that's something that's supported by the vast majority of wisconsinites. >> i'm with you on that one. that's not a hard one. do you think senator coggs should people work for your state be forced to join a union? >> they shouldn't be forced to join a union but representative vos didn't answer...

>> what we're looking at is the union is not happy with that. they want to have complete bargaining rights. >> don't you think in the bill we also say that every single state worker has a right to join the union if they choose but they can't be mandated to do that. that's something that's supported by the vast majority of wisconsin. >> i'm with you on that one. that's not a hard one. do you think senator coggs should people work for your state be forced to join a union? >> they shouldn't be forced to join a union but representative vos didn't answer the question. the question was is this a goo...

Offering up $300 million in cuts. so what does that mean to a individual? the average salary for a state worker in wisconsin is $48,000. each worker would pay about 3,300 each year for benefits. let's talk about this. the bummer part is the kids really suffer when this happens. schools are closed and teachers are out there protesting. you want them to have, you know, what they want, but at the same time, the students really lose out when they can't go to class. >> especially, too, when you see smaller class sizes. i have a couple of examples of how budget cuts affect the bigger school district...

Thank yourself with? no, i had it take out of your garage. this is important to understand. everyone in the administration and our yes men in the media have been saying the economy has turned the corner. we pulled the car out of ditch and we're back from the brink. no they haven't. no we're not. even a guy in illinois who is hugely pro union came out and said, quote, a state worker would be told, all right, you have a state benefit package up to today, but starting tomorrow it's a different deal. the guy who said this is the illinois speaker of the house who is considered scaling back pensions...