Good Old Fashioned Union Bashing From Wagner and Martin

During their recent forum, Ann Wagner and Ed Martin both took shots at unions. Wagner said public employee unions should not be able to collectively bargain, and Martin suggested that public employee unions should be abolished completely. Unfortunately, this is not surprising and is an example of how their positions aren't that different on most issues.  

Wagner said, "I do not support collective bargaining for public employees." She added that it also was "a disgrace" that the National Labor Relations Board has challenged Boeing Co.'s decision to move a plant to a right-to-work state.

"I would support a (national) right-to-work law if I was in Congress," Wagner said.

Martin said he believed that "right to work" was best handled on the state level, but that it should be done legislatively, not at the ballot box. "It's very difficult to pass right-to-work" in a statewide vote, Martin said, adding that's why Wisconsin and Ohio have sought to curb union clout legislatively.

"We need to abolish public sector unions,'' Martin said.

h/t @sarahfelts