Walker did offer a fuller rationale for his insistence on stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights. “You’re going to see major cuts in local government,” he said of his upcoming budget, now set to be unveiled March 1. He argued that the only way he can ensure these cuts do not lead to “massive layoffs” is to give local governments and school boards the ability to make unilateral adjustments to pensions and other benefits.
Via Scott Walker stays the course at Day 5 press conference – Isthmus | The Daily Page.