NAACP Calls on Governor to Negotiate
Wisconsin NAACP Urges Gov. Walker to Negotiate, Not Legislate
The NAACP Wisconsin State Conference stands in solidarity with Wisconsin’s public employees, and supports the rights of all employees to collectively bargain. Accordingly, we urge the Assembly and Senate to reject the proposed Budget Repair Bill.
The bill threatens to effectively extinguish the right of public employees to bargain over any term and condition of employment other than wages. The NAACP is sensitive to the State of Wisconsin’s financial condition. We are also cognizant that teachers and other public employees have made financial concessions in the past, and are prepared to make concessions today. However, they are not willing to sacrifice their hard fought right to