Quinn: Wisconsin governor ‘should be ashamed’
By Tony ArnoldQuinn: Wisconsin governor ‘should be ashamed’
By Tony Arnold
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, is criticizing Wisconsin Republicans. Wisconsin’s governor says he’ll sign legislation to limit collective bargaining rights for some public workers. The bill passed the Assembly Thursday after Republicans used a procedural maneuver to approve the measure.
On Thursday, Quinn said the Republicans are trying to rough-house public unions.
“When somebody tries to take away your right to band together and organize, that’s not healthy,” Quinn said. “And it’s very bad. And I think what went on in Wisconsin yesterday is something that the governor there, really, should be ashamed of himself.”
Quinn said he’ll make sure a measure like that never comes up in Illinois.