Statement from WEAC President Mary Bell on Senate vote
Posted: 3/9/2011 7:37:36 PM
Tonight, Senate and Assembly Republicans pushed forward an extreme power grab with an unconscionable maneuver that split collective bargaining off from the fiscal items in the budget repair bill – rigging an 18-to-1 vote in the Senate. The Assembly will vote tomorrow.
The following can be attributed to WEAC President Mary Bell:
“This is heart wrenching and unconscionable – and we won’t back down. For weeks our members have pushed forward with aggressive advocacy to have their voices heard about the need to protect their rights. We’ve won the battle in the court of opinion – and we’ve exposed the truth behind Governor Walker and Legislative Republican’s motives.
“I know this isn’t over. We are outraged, hurt and betrayed – but he will not break us.
“I ask Wisconsin’s educators to be at work tomorrow as we coordinate with the Labor