What is in Those Union Contracts Anyway?

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RedState
2/17/2011

If you listened to the chants on the steps of the state capital, one might believe that public employees are treated awfully poorly in Wisconsin. If you listen to the statements made by politicians and union leaders that say Governor Walker’s budget repair bills is akin to “legalized slavery,” you might think public employees are getting a raw deal.

But the facts show otherwise. Public employees have a sweet deal in Wisconsin.

  • The Legislative Fiscal Bureau determined that the average compensation for a full-time Wisconsin public employee in 2010-11 is $76,500 per year. (legislative fiscal bureau memo 1/11/11)
  • According to the Department of Public Instruction, the average Wisconsin teachers makes $74,844 per year.(Department of Public Instruction website)

But the wages do not tell the entire story. Because of the collective bargaining statute in Wisconsin, public employees are able to negotiate certain “sweetheart deals” that allow them to earn far more than their normal wages and drive up costs for taxpayers…

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