Wis. Governor-Elect raises prospect of union decertification to balance budget

The Milwaukee Journal reports:

Governor-elect Scott Walker raised the possibility of decertifying state employee unions on Tuesday as one of his administration's options to control rising labor costs and eliminate the state's budget deficit.

"Anything from the decertify all the way through modifications of the current laws in place," Walker said at a luncheon sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club at the Newsroom Pub.

Walker's comments were an escalation of aggressive posture with state employee unions, even before he takes office on Jan. 3.

He said the state could save $154 million this fiscal year's shortfall in the budget by cutting worker benefits.

Imagine that.