Plain Talk: Walker brings unions together

“Some unions never talked — carpenters wouldn’t talk to laborers — there were skirmishes with each other,” Beil said.

Then, thanks to the actions of Walker, they realized just how fragile their rights and democracy really are, he added.

Plain Talk: Walker brings unions together

Guard vacancies blamed for prison attacks | abc7chicago.com

Wisconsin State Employees Union spokesman Marty Beil says inmates understand that longtime correctional officers are leaving and less experienced guards are taking their place. Beil says the prison becomes a difficult place to work when you combine that with low morale and job vacancies.

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