Days after Gov. Rick Scott told a Tallahassee radio station that he was supportive of collective bargaining, he now says he wish it wasn’t allowed in Florida.
Scott’s original remarks came in a half-hour interview on WFLA Radio FM on Tuesday in which he referred to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. “Walker is trying to eliminate collective bargaining,” Scott said. “My belief is, as long as people know what they’re doing, collective bargaining is fine.” He added, however: “as long as people know what they’re voting for.”
On Friday, Scott gave an interview with Bloomberg TV in Washington, D.C. and changed his tune. While Florida’s Constitution protects workers from being compelled to join a union, it also protects unions workers by guaranteeing their right to collective bargaining. Scott acknowledged the constitutional protections, but announced he’d now would like to see the constitution changed. … Read more
St.PetersburgTimes/ Klas/ 02/26/2011
Florida Latin Connection/ Arnoldo Varona, Editor
* Gov. Scott now says he’d like collective bargaining removed from Constitution..
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