Race to the bottom

Scott Walker’s plan to end collective bargaining has deep roots in GOP

As one of the [Wisconsin] protesters’ signs said, “GOVERNOR WALKER: THE
WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING.” Though meant as a warning, Walker, a
well-known media hound, is more likely basking in the attention.
Let’s face it. If he succeeds at eliminating collective bargaining
rights in Wisconsin — the first state to establish the practice for
public sector unions in 1959 — he will be the darling of the
Republican Party. But he needs to move fast as he now has
competition.

Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio and other states are also looking at
measures that would curtail union power....