Is Labor Losing Again In Wisconsin?

Last year and this year, organized labor has spent millions in trying to replace a conservatives in the Wisconsin state government as punishment for dissolving state employees collective bargaining practices.  First, they tried to replace a supreme court justice with a liberal; giving the state's high court a liberal bias.  But, the unions failed.  They then tried to recall enough state senators as to give the legislature a liberal advantage; and, again, they failed.  Then, they backed  Democrat Kathleen Falk in last month's gubernatorial primary and she lost to the less-labor-sympathizer, Democrat Mayor of Milwaukee Tom Barrett.

Now, because of the Falk loss, they are now being forced to support Tom Barrett in the June 5th recall election up against the anti-labor Republican Governor Scott Walker.   But here's the thing.  The polls are showing Scott Walker in a clear lead over Barrett; by 6 points or more.  And, if those polls hold, labor will just lose again.   Apparently, organized labor hasn't got the memo.  People are no longer interested in government workers getting high pay, cushy benefits and early retirement when they, themselves, have to do with a lot less in their working lives.  Voters also know that Walker's policies have turned a multibillion dollar state deficit into a multimillion dollar surplus. Unemployment has been lowered by a full percentage point.  And, real estate tax have been lowered. 

Big Labor Fails Again In Wisconsin

Yesterday, big labor went down in flames, again in Wisconsin.  Their candidate, Democrat Kathleen Falk, who they spent millions on and who was supposed to unseat the sitting Governor, Republican Scott Walker in a June 6th recall election, lost by a margin of 58% to 34% in a primary battle against former Milwaukee Mayor, Democrat Tom Barrett.  Falk wasn't even close and Barrett is seen by the unions as being no different than Walker.   This is the second loss for big labor in Wisconsin.  Back in August of last year they spent millions to recall 3 state senators in what turned out to be another complete waste of money.

Yesterday and last year, just proved that the the labor unions haven't the clout they thought they had.  And, money, alone, isn't always the answer. For the rest of the Republican governors who are fighting excessive union demands, pay, and benefits, this victory should give them cause to press on with their labor reforms.   It showed that the voters are fed up with high pay and benefits for government union workers when, they themselves, are suffering with high unemployment and pay that is almost half that of government workers..