Walker also wants a national "right-to-work law."
Las Vegas — Seeking to revitalize his presidential campaign,
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to focus Monday on weakening labor by
proposing to abolish unions for federal workers, create a national
"right-to-work law" and eliminate the National Labor Relations Board.
At a Las Vegas manufacturer, he also
plans to call for requiring all unions to hold periodic votes so workers
can decide whether they should continue to exist, according to his
campaign. He will also cancel President Barack Obama's Labor Day order
that federal contractors provide paid sick leave
and work to end policies requiring some salaried workers to receive
overtime — saying in some cases they should get time off instead.
"I will check the power of the
big-government special interests, empower individuals, and protect
taxpayers," Walker wrote in a paper spelling out his plans.
"It's time to address the problems with
collective bargaining in public service rather than tinker around the
edges. As president, I will work with Congress to eliminate
big-government, federal unions on behalf of the American taxpayer."
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