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ORGANIZED LABOR:Lessons from a Spring of Discontent
2011 ACCE ConventionLos Angeles, CA
Tim Sheehy, PresidentMetropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Wisconsin’s Bi-Partisan Structural Deficit
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1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
$3.6B increase in spending
$3.0B taxes & fees
$2.0B one-time federal stimulus
= $2.5B DEFICIT
Doyle BudgetWalker Budget
= $292M SURPLUS
$1.1B increase in spending
$300M (reduction CB)
$23.6M in net tax cuts
“Balanced and Fair?”
Limits collective bargaining to wages
Caps local property tax increases
Reduces state aid to local governments and school districts
What’s at Stake?
Pension contribution 5.8% of salary
12% of health care premium contribution
Free to choose health insurer (local School Board)
Tools for education reform (seniority, hours, school assignment)
Provides fiscal stability
What’s at Stake?
Governor Walker introduces collective bargaining change (Feb 22)
Senate Democrats leave Wisconsin (Feb 17) Legislature passes SB14 / Gov signs bill (March 10) Senate Democrats return from Illinois (March 13) Lawsuit filed to block implementation (March 16) Supreme Court election (April 2) Recount settled (May 23) Supreme Court upholds law (June 14) Law takes effect (June 29)
Timeline
RECA
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Lessons from the Spring of Discontent
Deficits are divisive
A Fiscal Note
Changing reality or perception
We have awakened a sleeping giant
Greece in the rear view mirror
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