State of Wisconsin Pimps for Union Bosses and Democrats

Wisconsin state senators who fled to Illinois in order to prevent a quorum have less than altruistic motives. They ostensibly say they are fighting for collective bargaining rights of public employees. To them, these union members are the last bastion of the middle class. However, the true motive is the contributions these senators receive from the dues the state of Wisconsin is obligated to collect for the union bosses.  National Review outlines this incestuous relationship:


If the unions are communicating, the senators are likely listening attentively: Those union donations constitute a significant chunk of their campaign funds, according to the data compiled by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign..


The outlier here is Sen. Tim Cullen (15th district), who has taken less than a dollar from PACs or political committees of any kind. But with him excluded, labor unions are responsible for a large percentage of these senators’ contributions from political-action committees (PACs) and political committees (which together constitute 25 percent of the donations to these senators tracked by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign). Aside from Cullen, Sen. Jim Holperin (12th district) had the lowest proportion of union-funded contributions from PACs or political committees: 24 percent.


Sen. Spencer Coggs (6th district) topped the list with 73 percent. And of the 13 Democrats in the state senate who accepted labor-union funds, ten received a third or more of their PAC or political-committee donations from unions. Five have collected over half of such donations from unions.


And that’s only looking at money directly given to the candidates. Unions also spent heavily on independent initiatives, for example television ads. The Wisconsin Education Association Council’s PAC spent nearly $1.6 million supporting state-level Democratic candidates during the 2010 election cycle. Other unions also spent in support of Democratic candidates, although in smaller amounts: $45,000 ($65,000 total, with the remainder supporting a Republican candidate) from the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, $13,000 from the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a little over $9,000 from Madison Teachers Inc



Corruption they name is:

Now we know why these fleebaggers fled to Illinois. I wonder who’s paying for their room and board while they’re on vacation. Could it be the public employee unions? Hmmm….

Source: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/260634/wisconsin-democrats-union-yes-katrina-trinko