claim: "we gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union."
author: scott walker
evidence_1: feb 26, 2018 ... i don't think higher government employee wages and pensions are best for ...  when i was hired, no one asked me whether i wanted union ... does not have the  money to deliver core services, such as caring for ... i had hoped the court would  grant freedom for state workers once and for all when it chose to ...
evidence_2: this is a gross violation of workersʼ first amendment rights to freedom of speech  and freedom of association. government workers deserve to have a choice and a  voice when it comes to ... court to ensure all government workers in the united  states can decide for ... if you want to stay in the union, you can choose to do so.
evidence_3: that's why we don't have an official religion of the united states. ... the  government can't penalize you because of your religious beliefs. ... if a school  official has told you that you can't pray at all during the school day, your ... that's  what religious freedom is all about -- you are free to worship as you choose --  even if that ...
evidence_4: but take a closer look and you will see that janus, which pits a single state ... will  have the freedom to choose whether to support a government union. ... of choice —including the choice to belong to a union if they so desire. if we care about  giving this freedom to all government employees, we should care about janus.
evidence_5: jun 27, 2018 ... washington is a not right-to-work state, meaning employees must pay a ...  justices decided 5-4 that non-union public workers cannot be forced to pay fees  if they want to ... workers and their right to be treated fairly on the job, and i urge  all ... powerful union bosses and would not have the freedom to choose.