Time’s Up, Fleebaggers… WI Governor Walker Gives AWOL Dems 24 Hours to Return

Time’s Up, Fleebaggers–

Recall efforts were initiated against 7 of the 14 AWOL democrats hiding out in Illinois this past week.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker gave the unpopular AWOL Senate Democrats 24 hours to return and vote on a measure to reduce the power of public sector unions.
Reuters reported, via Free Republic:

Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker said on Monday that absent senate Democrats have 24 hours to return and vote on a measure to reduce the power of public sector unions or the state will miss out on opportunity to refinance its debt.

“Now they have one day to return to work before the state loses out on the chance to refinance debt, saving taxpayers $165 million this fiscal year,” Walker’s spokesman Cullen Werwie said in a statement.

“Failure to return to work and cast their votes will lead to more painful and aggressive spending cuts in the very near future,” the statement said.

Walker’s budget proposal has sparked nationwide protests from labor unions who fear it could be a harbinger of things to come in other states. To balance the state’s budget, Walker wants to require public sector employees to pay more for pensions and health care, and to strip their unions of bargaining rights except for wages up to the rate of inflation.

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