>> I'M FREDERICA FREYBERG.
COMING TO YOU TONIGHT FROM OUR
REDUCED SET WHILE OUR MAIN
STUDIO IS PREPPED FOR OUR ANNUAL
INTRING FUNDSSPRING FUNDS RAISING.
TONIGHT MILWAUKEE POLICE
OFFICERS ARE DISCIPLINED FOR
AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT OF A
MILWAUKEE BUCKS PLAYER.
COUNCILWOMAN GWEN MOORE
RESPONDS.
WE CHECK IN WITH MARK POCAN ON
NEWS OUT OF WASHINGTON.
EPIC SYSTEMS WINS AN U.S.
SUPREME COURT CASE, BUT IS IT
GOOD FOR WORKERS THERE?
WE BEGIN OUR SERIES OF
INTERVIEWS WITH DEMOCRATS
RUNNING IN THE PRIMARY FOR
GOVERNOR.
KELDA ROYS IS HERE.
IT'S "HERE AND NOW" ON MARCH 25.
>> FUNDING IS PROVIDED, IN PART,
BY FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
>> IN OUR FIRST LOOK TONIGHT,
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING AND
TALKING ABOUT HOW THE MILWAUKEE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TASED A BUCKS
BASKETBALL PLAYER.
>> YOU DON'T SEE THE ISSUE HERE?
HOLD ON.
>> IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY, AFTER
STERLING BROWN WAS APPROACHED BY
POLICE FOR AN ALLEGED PARKING
VIOLATION OUTSIDE A WALGREENS.
THE ENCOUNTER ESCALATED WITH AN
OFFICER TELLING BROWN TO BACK UP
AND BROWN ASKING THE OFFICER NOT
TO TOUCH HIM.
SEVERAL SQUAD CARS RESPONDED.
>> TASTE TASER, TASER, TASER.
>> AFTER ABOUT NINE MINUTES
ACCORDING TO THE FOOTAGE
RELEASED WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
OFFICERS TASED BROWN.
WHEN HE WAS BACK ON HIS FEET,
THE OFFICER SAID HE DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE HIS AS A FAMOUS NAME.
BROWN SAID IT'S NOT FAMOUS, IT'S
JUST LEGIT.
>> STERLING BROWN PLAYED IN A
GAME LATER THAT SAME DAY WITH
MARKS AND BRUISES ON HIS FACE.
HE WAS NOT CHARGED.
AS TO WHAT HAPPENED, THE
MILWAUKEE POLICE CHIEF SAID
THIS.
QUOTE, THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE
INCIDENT WHICH REVEALED MEMBERS
ACTED INAPPROPRIATELY AND THOSE
MEMBERS WERE RECENTLY
DISCIPLINED.
I AM SORRY, HE SAID, THIS
INCIDENT ESCALATED TO THIS
LEVEL.
STERLING BROWN RELEASED A
STATEMENT SAYING, BLACK MEN
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THEIR
GUARD UP INSTANTLY AND INSTANTLY
BE ON THE DEFENSIVE WHEN SEEING
A POLICE OFFICER, BUT IT IS OUR
REALITY AND A REAL PROBLEM.
THERE MUST BE MUTUAL RESPECT AND
BOTH SIDES HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THIS.
I WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST
THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO CONTINUE FORCING CHANGE IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
NOW, REACTION HAS BEEN SWIFT AND
ANGRY AND NOT JUST BECAUSE
STERLING BROWN IS A MILWAUKEE
BUCKS PLAYER.
U.S. COUNCILWOMAN GWEN MOORE OF
MILWAUKEE IS HERE TONIGHT AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
>> I'M GLAD TO BE WITH YOU.
>> SO WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION
WHEN YOU SAW THAT TAPE OF
STERLING BROWN'S INTERACTION
WITH POLICE?
>> IT'S FRIDAY IN AMERICA.
UNFORTUNATELY, STERLING BROWN IS
NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S
EXPERIENCED THIS.
I'VE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED, YOU
KNOW, FOLK, YOU KNOW, DRIVING
AROUND, DRIVING WHILE BLACK IN A
MERCEDES-BENZ AT 2:00 A.M. AND
BEING PROFILED AND NOT BEING
TREATED IN THE MOST CIVIL WAY BY
POLICE OFFICERS.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S SYSTEMIC
AND IT'S A PROBLEM AND I AGREE
WITH MR. BROWN THAT WE'VE GOT TO
FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> WELL, IN FACT, TO YOUR POINT,
THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS ORGANIZATION
ITSELF SAID THAT IT SHOULDN'T
REQUIRE AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT
VULNERABLE, POOR PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES HAVE EXPERIENCED
SIMILAR OR WORSE TREATMENT.
AND SO AS TO MILWAUKEE, WHAT IS
IT LIKE TO BE THE U.S.
CONGRESSPERSON FROM THAT CITY
AND SEE THIS REALLY GO
WORLDWIDE?
>> WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT,
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE -- I HAVE A BILL, FREDERICA,
IN CONGRESS THAT REALLY SPEAKS
DIRECTLY TO THIS INCIDENT.
HERE'S A SITUATION WHERE THERE
WAS NO ONE -- NO ONE'S LIFE WAS
IN DANGER.
THE POLICE OFFICER'S LIFE WAS
NOT IN DANGER.
APPARENTLY THE PASSENGER IN THE
CAR -- THE STORE HAD NOT BEEN
ROBBED.
THERE WAS NO -- THERE WAS NO
INDICATION THAT THERE WAS
ANYTHING AT RISK OTHER THAN THE
POLICE OFFICER'S EGO WHEN
MR. BROWN DIDN'T MOVE ENOUGH
INCHES AWAY FROM HIS CAR.
THE WORST -- THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO WAS THAT MR. BROWN
ILLEGALLY PARKED IN A
HANDICAPPED SPOT.
AND, YOU KNOW, HE SHOULD HAVE
GOTTEN A TICKET FOR THAT OR THE
OFFICER COULD HAVE BEEN IN A
POSITION TO SAY I'M GOING TO
GIVE YOU A WARNING.
BUT INSTEAD OF THAT HAPPENING,
IT ESCALATED BEYOND WHERE IT
SHOULD HAVE, AND I HAVE A BILL
THAT WOULD REQUIRE POLICE FORCES
AROUND THE COUNTRY TO PROVIDE
DEESCALATION TRAINING TO THEIR
OFFICERS SO THAT THEY CAN
DISCERN BETWEEN A REALLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION AND A
SITUATION LIKE THIS WHERE THE
OFFICER COULD HAVE SAID, OKAY,
MAN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NOT
GONNA COOPERATE WITH ME, INSTEAD
OF MY JUST GIVING YOU A WARNING
TICKET, BECAUSE IT'S 2:00 IN THE
MORNING, THERE ARE NO
HANDICAPPED PEOPLE HERE, BUT IF
YOU DON'T WANT TO COOPERATE, I'M
GOING TO GIVE YOU A TICKET.
AND IF MR. BROWN HAD CHOSEN TO
LEAVE THE SCENE BEFORE THE
TICKET WAS WRITTEN OR SOMETHING,
HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE TICKET
ANYWAY.
THERE'S JUST ABSOLUTELY NO
REASON FOR MR. BROWN TO HAVE
ENDED UP WITH BRUISES AND IN THE
HOSPITAL.
AND I THINK DEESCALATION
TRAINING IS JUST ONE OF THE
TOOLS IN THE TOOL KIT THAT
POLICE OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY
SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON.
>> WHAT CIEFNED WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT ARE YOU
SEEING FOR THAT BILL?
>> I INTRODUCED IT LAST SESSION
AND THIS SESSION.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH
YOU, FREDERICA, IS THIS IS NOT
SOME WILD IDEA THAT I DREAMED
UP.
THIS RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM
THE POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH
FORUM.
IT'S A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN
INSTITUTE THAT LOOKS AT BEST
PRACTICES OF POLICE OFFICERS AND
POLICE TRAINING AND IDEAS.
AND THIS WAS A PART -- PART OF
THEIR REPORT, THAT THIS OUGHT TO
BE IMPLEMENTED.
RIGHT NOW, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
NO ACCOUNTABILITY, I BELIEVE,
FOR POLICE ACTIONS THAT
UNFORTUNATELY OFTEN END IN
FATALITIES, WHERE THE POLICE
OFFICERS SIMPLY HAVE TO SAY I
WAS AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND NOT
BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR, AGAIN,
DISCERNING AND SCOPING OUT A
SITUATION WHICH THIS ONE CLEARLY
WAS A SITUATION WHERE IT JUST
WENT TOO FAR TOO FAST.
>> NOW, THE NEW POLICE CHIEF IN
MILWAUKEE DISCIPLINED OFFICERS
AND HE APOLOGIZED, SAYING HE
PROMISES TO CHANGE THE
DEPARTMENT, VOWING TO REBUILD
TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT DOES HE NEED TO DO TO DO
THAT, IN YOUR MIND?
>> WELL, I HAVE NOT HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY, FREDERICA, TO MEET
WITH THE NEW POLICE CHIEF.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT IN THE
VERY NEAR FUTURE.
BUT I'M SAYING HE HAS A HEAVY --
THIS IS A HEAVY LIFT FOR HIM
GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE
HAVE IN THE COUNTRY JUST
GENERALLY.
WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL
WITHDRAWING FROM ALL OF THE
CONSENT AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE
OCCURRED BETWEEN POLICE
DEPARTMENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO
BE ABLE TO TRY TO CARVE OUT SOME
SORT OF UNDERSTANDINGS AND
AGREEMENTS.
WE'VE SEEN THIS BE SUCCESSFUL IN
PLACES LIKE DALLAS, TEXAS, WHERE
THE DALLAS POLICE HAVE
DELIBERATELY ENGAGED IN
DEESCALATION TRAINING.
AND NOT ONLY HAS IT REDUCED
INCIDENTS, NEGATIVE INCIDENTS
BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND THE
COMMUNITY, BUT CRIME HAS
ACTUALLY BEEN REDUCED.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS POLICE
CHIEF WOULD HAVE TO CARVE OUT
SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF RELYING ON
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GIVE
THEM THE RESOURCES AND THE TOOLS
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE LEAVE IT THERE.
COUNCILWOMAN GWEN MOORE FROM
MILWAUKEE, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
>> AND THANK YOU, FREDERICA.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS
A VOTE ON THE 2018 FARM BILL
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE AFTER MEMBERS
FAILED TO PASS IT A WEEK AGO.
IN TONIGHT'S LOOK AHEAD, WHAT'S
COOKING IN THE HOUSE.
WHAT WITH CONSERVATIVE FREEDOM
CAUCUS MEMBERS SINKING THE FARM
BILL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET
ASSURANCES ABOUT IM GRIETION IMMIGRATION
POLICY, THAT HAS REPUBLICANS
INFIGHTING ABOUT WHAT TO DO
ABOUT DREAMERS.
DOES THIS DIVISION LEAVE THE
DOOR OPEN ON ISSUES OF
IMMIGRATION AND PROVISIONS IN
THE FARM BILL?
AND WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE HAVE AN
EYE ON IN WASHINGTON?
WE ASKED WISCONSIN'S 2nd
DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN MARK POCAN.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> SO WHAT'S THE TALK AS TO
WHETHER THIS REPUBLICAN
REBELLION COULD FORCE SPEAKER
PAUL RYAN OUT?
>> IT'S SUCH A DYSFUNCTIONAL
CAUCUS.
THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE DOING.
PAUL RYAN GAVE THE KEYS TO THE
TEA PARTY BECAUSE THE VETO
AUTHORITY OF WHAT GOES ON THE
FLOOR.
THEY DON'T COME TO WORK WITH
DEMOCRATS EVER LIKE THEY DIDN'T
ON THE FARM BILL.
SO THEN THEY GET SURPRISED WHEN
THEY CAN'T PASS A BILL WITH
THEIR OWN MEMBERS.
IF PAUL RYAN QUIT FLYING AROUND
THE COUNTRY TRYING TO RAISE
MONEY FROM RICH FOLKS THAT GOT
TAX BREAKS FROM THEIR TAX BILL
AND STARTED TALKING TO MEMBERS,
YOU COULD PASS A FARM BILL.
THIS THING HAS BEEN DONE IN A
VERY BIPARTISAN WAY
TRADITIONALLY.
THIS IS PURE DYSFUNCTION BY THE
HOUSE AND ITS LEADERSHIP WITH
PAUL RYAN.
>> THE FARM BILL FAILED ON THE
FLOOR LAST WEEK, BUT BEFORE THE
VOTE SPEAKER PAUL RYAN LOBBIED
FOR ITS PASSAGE.
>> IN ADDITION TO HELPING OUR
FARMERS, THIS BILL INCLUDES
IMPORTANT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
REFORMS, ATTACHING WORK
REQUIREMENTS TO HELP GET PEOPLE
OUT OF POVERTY AND ONTO THE
LADDER OF OPPORTUNITY.
IT WILL REINVEST SAVINGS INTO
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
THAT HELP DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS
THAT CLOSES THAT OPPORTUNITY
GAP.
IT SETS UP A SYSTEM WHERE SNAP
RECIPIENTS CAN WORK AND IF THEY
CAN'T, THEY WILL BE GUARANTEED
TRAINING THAT THEY NEED.
>> HE WAS TRYING TO GET IT DONE
BY SOUND-BITE, BUT WE WERE
WATCHING ALL THE DYSFUNCTION
HAPPEN.
THE TEA PARTY DECIDED TO TRY TO
GET IMMIGRATION OUT OF IT.
THEY NEVER TALKED TO DEMOCRATS
ABOUT THE BILL.
IT'S A BIPARTISAN BILL.
SO PAUL DID PRETTY MUCH THE 101
OF EVERYTHING WRONG IN HOW TO
PASS A BILL AND THEN PUT IT ON
THE FLOOR AND NO SURPRISE IT
FAILED.
SO I THINK AGAIN WHAT IT SHOWS
IS MAYBE PAUL DOESN'T HAVE AS
MUCH OF A GRASP OF HIS CAUCUS
RIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY IN THESE
DAYS OF TRUMP.
>> MOVING ON TO A DIFFERENT
ISSUE, YOU GOT YOUR EYE ON A
PLAN THE HOUSE PASSED THIS WEEK
TO ROLL BACK BANKING REGULATIONS
PUT IN PLACE AFTER THE 2008
FINANCIAL MELTDOWN.
WHAT IN YOUR MIND DOES THAT MEAN
FOR WISCONSIN CONSUMERS?
>> YEAH.
SO THIS IS A REALLY BAD BILL
BECAUSE PART OF IT IS WE KNOW
THAT CREDIT UNIONS AND SMALL
COMMUNITY BANKS SHOULDN'T BE
ADHERING TO THE EXACT SAME
REGULATIONS AS THE BIGGEST BANKS
BECAUSE THE BIG BIERCHGS BANKS WERE THE
ONES DOING RISKY DERIVATIVES.
BUT YOU TAKE 25 OF THE TOP 30
BANKS AND BY CHANGING THE LIMIT
THAT NOW DOESN'T HAVE TO COMPLY
WITH THE EXTRA PROTECTIONS FOR
CEERMS THAT WERE PUTCONSUMERS THAT WERE PUT IN
PLACE, BANKS DON'T HAVE TO DO
THAT.
SO ONE-SIXTH OF THE MONEY IS
EXEMPT FROM REGULATIONS,
INCLUDING A PROVISION AROUND
HOME MORTGAGE LOANS.
REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS
REDLINING?
NOW 85% OF THE MORTGAGES IN THIS
COUNTRY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE
PROTECTIONS THAT WERE PUT IN
PLACE.
SO IT WAS A BIG ROLLBACK, BUT
EVERY TIME I THINK OF A ROLLBACK
ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS I
THINK OF THE CRASH OF 2008.
IT'S A BAD IDEA.
>> IT DOES NOT GET RID OF THE
CONSUMER PROTECTION FINANCIAL
BUREAU.
>> BUT ESSENTIALLY THEY'VE
GUTTED IT.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO'S RUNNING
IT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF HOW THE
WHITE HOUSE HAS HANDLED IT.
THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF
DISMANTLING PROTECTIONS FOR
CONSUMERS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE BACK TO
PRE-2008 AND WE CRASH THE
ECONOMY ALL OVER AGAIN.
WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK PUT US
CLOSER TO THAT.
>> LET'STALK ABOUT NET
NEUTRALITY.
A DATE WAS SET FOR WHEN THE
RULES EXPIRE, ON JUNE 11.
YOU'D LIKE TO BLOCK THAT REPEAL.
HOW LIKELY IS THAT?
>> WELL, THE SENATE WAS ABLE TO
WITH ALL THE DEMOCRATS, THREE
REPUBLICANS, TWO INDEPENDENTS
VOTED TO TRY TO FIGHT THE REPEAL
OF NET NEUTRALITY.
IT'S A COMPLICATED TERM FOR AN
EASY CONCEPT, KEEPING THE
INTERNET FREE AND OPEN.
YOU CAN'T BLOCK WEBSITES, SLOW
DOWN WEBSITES, CHARGE MORE FOR
FASTER LANES ON THE INTERNET.
IN OTHER WORDS, EVERYONE HAS
EQUAL ACCESS.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET BACK TO
THAT.
INTERESTINGLY, 23 ATTORNEY
GENERALS, INCLUDING MINNESOTA,
IOWA AND ILLINOIS, NOT
WISCONSIN, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE
ALSO TRIED TO SUE OVER THIS TO
GET BACK TO HAVING AN OPEN
INTERNET.
SO WHAT WE HAVE NOW IN THE HOUSE
IS A DISCHARGE PETITION, WHICH
IS KIND OF A RARELY-USED PROCESS
WHERE IF YOU GET 218 PEOPLE TO
SIGN ON THE FLOOR OF CONGRESS
THEY WANT TO VOTE ON IT, YOU CAN
FORCE A VOTE.
WE'RE THE LAST THING HOLDING IT
UP.
I'VE HAD 12,983 CONTACTS FROM
THE DISTRICT, ONE OF THE TOP
ISSUES THAT WE'VE EVER GOTTEN A
RESPONSE FROM AGAINST WHAT THEY
DID.
IT WAS ZERO UNTIL I HAD A
LOBBYIST COME TO MY OFFICE AND
TELL ME THEY SUPPORT IT.
SO IT'S 12,983-1, WHICH IS
PRETTY AMAZING.
WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET MEMBERS
TO FOLLOW WHAT THE SENATE DID
AND MAKE SURE WE CAN PROTECT NET
NEUTRALITY SO THE INTERNET IS
OPEN AND FREE FOR EVERYONE.
>> STATESIDE IN THE CROWDED
DEMOCRATIC FIELD FOR GOVERNOR,
WHO ARE YOU ENDORSING?
>> I'M NOT ENDORSING ANYONE YET.
I WANT PEOPLE TO REALIZE THE
PERSON THEY'RE TRYING TO DEFEAT
IS SCOTT WALKER, NOT EACH OTHER.
I'VE BEEN IN NEGATIVE PRIMARIES
IN THE PAST.
I KNOW HOW THEY CAN HAVE
NEGATIVE BY-PRODUCTS BY THE TIME
YOU GET TO NOVEMBER.
I'M TALKING TO CANDIDATES.
THE GOOD NEWS IS I FEEL ANY OF
THE MAJOR PEOPLE RUNNING HAS A
GREAT SHOT TO BEAT SCOTT WALKER,
IF NOT FOR OUR CRUMBLING ROADS,
IF NOT FOR THE CUTS TO SCHOOLS,
IT'S REALLY THIS FOXCONN ISSUE,
EMBODIES EVERYTHING.
IT'S THE LARGEST CORPORATE
SUBSIDY TO A FOREIGN COOPERATION
WITH THE LOCAL SUBSIDIES, $4.5
BILLION AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH
POTHOLES THAT AREN'T GETTING
FIXED BECAUSE WE GAVE THAT MONEY
TO A FOREIGN CORPORATION.
IT DOESN'T FLY ANYWHERE IN THE
STATE.
I THINK SCOTT WALKER WROTE HIS
ABILITY TO RETIRE BASED ON THAT
ONE LAW.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE LEAVE IT THERE.
COUNCILMAN MARK POCAN, THANKS
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> A WISCONSIN TECH GIANT WAS AT
THE CENTER OF AN U.S. SUPREME
COURT RULING MONDAY.
WHEN IT COMES TO EMPLOYEE
GRIEVANCES COMPANIES CAN
PROHIBIT EMPLOYEES FROM BANDING
TOGETHER AND TAKING THOSE ISSUES
TO COURT.
>> EPIC SYSTEMS, THE
WISCONSIN-BASED HEALTH SOFT CARE
COMPANY SAW A VICTORY THIS WEEK
AFTER THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
RULED IN THEIR FAVOR.
THE 5-4 RULING SAYS THAT
EMPLOYEES CANNOT JOIN TOGETHER
IN LEGAL ACTION FOR ISSUES THAT
HAPPEN AT WORK.
THIS JOINING TOGETHER, SOMETIMES
REFERRED TO AS COLLECTIVE OR
CLASS ACTION, IS COMMON WHEN
PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR SMALLER
CLAIMS.
THEY COME TOGETHER AND POOL
THEIR RESOURCES TO MAKE THEIR
CASE.
IN 2014, EPIC SYSTEMS
ESTABLISHED A NONDISCLOSURE
AGREEMENT REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO
WAVE THEIRWIEF THIERWAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE
ACTION, MEANING DISPUTES HAD TO
BE SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
WHEN CASES ARE SETTLED THROUGH
ARBITRATION, THEY ARE LEGALLY
HONORED UNDER THE FEDERAL
ARBITRATION ACT.
ARBITRATION CAN BE SEEN AS A
QUICKER AND CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE
TO SETTLING A DISAGREEMENT.
BUT UNLIKE CASES BROUGHT TO
COURT, INFORMATION FROM
ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS IS
USUALLY CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE AGREEMENT EPIC SYSTEMS HAD
ITS EMPLOYEES SIGN ON TO SAID
THAT PROBLEMS WITH THE EMPLOYER
MUST BE SETTLED THROUGH
ARBITRATION AND ON AN INDIVIDUAL
BASIS.
AGREEING TO BOTH OF THESE WAS
REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR EMPLOYEES
TO KEEP THEIR JOBS.
THE FOUR JUDGES WHO RULED
AGAINST EPIC SYSTEMS ARGUED THAT
THE LAW UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR
RELATIONS ACT IS BROADLY MEANT
TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM THE
POWER OF THEIR EMPLOYERS.
THEY CONTEND THAT EMPLOYEES HAVE
THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN CONCERTED
ACTIVITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
MUTUAL AID AND PROTECTION.
THE FIVE JUDGES THAT RULED IN
FAVOR OF EPIC SYSTEMS ARGUED
THAT THOSE CONCERTED ACTIVITIES
REFER TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING,
NOT CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS, AND
THAT CHANGES TO THE LAW MUST BE
MADE BY CONGRESS, NOT BY THE
COURT.
ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS ARE
BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON.
A RECENT REPORT FROM THE
LEFT-LEANING ECONOMIC POLICY
INSTITUTE ESTIMATES 65 60 MILLION
EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO
MANDATORY ARBITRATION
PROCEDURES.
FOR THESE AND OTHER FACT FACTS,
VISIT wpt.org.
>> NOW TO STATE POLITICS AND THE
START OF OUR SERIES OF
INTERVIEWS WITH DEMOCRATS
RUNNING IN THE PRIMARY RACE FOR
GOVERNOR.
IT'S A BIG FIELD.
IN FACT, STARTING TONIGHT OUR
WEEKLY SERIES OF ONE-ON-ONE
INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE US THROUGH
THE MONTH OF JULY.
FIRST UP, KELDA ROYS.
SHE GREW UP IN MARSHFIELD AND
MADISON.
SHE'S AN ATTORNEY.
AFTER SERVING AS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF NARAL, SHE SPENT
FOUR YEARS IN THE STATE
ASSEMBLY.
SHE RAN FOR CONGRESS IN THE
STATE'S 2nd DISTRICT.
SHE JOINS US NOW.
WHY DO YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE THE
PROGRESSIVE VOICE FOR WISCONSIN?
>> WELL, I BELIEVE I'M READY TO
LEAD WISCONSIN AND HELP US
BECOME A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY
AND FAIRNESS AGAIN.
THAT'S WHY I'M RUNNING.
I HAVE A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF
TURNING BIG IDEAS INTO REAL
RESULTS ON ALL KINDS OF ISSUES,
COMMON SENSE ISSUES LIKE HEALTH
CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND
PROTECTING OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES.
WE NEED A GOVERNOR WHO IS READY
ON DAY ONE.
>> WHY CAN YOU BEAT SCOTT
WALKER?
>> I CAN BEAT SCOTT WALKER
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE READY TO TURN
THE PAGE.
I THINK A LOT OF THE OTHER FOLKS
IN THE RACE ARE EAGER TO MAKE
THIS A REFERENDUM ON WALKER, BUT
I DON'T THINK THAT'S ENOUGH.
I'M RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR BECAUSE
I HAVE A VISION FOR THE STATE TO
MAKE IT THE BEST PLACE TO RAISE
A CHILD AND THE BEST PLACE TO
GROW BUSINESS.
AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE SPORNDING
RESPONDING TO THAT POSITIVE
MESSAGE, NOT THE NEGATIVITY
WE'VE BEEN MIRED IN.
>> THE ECONOMY, WHAT IS THE
SINGLE-MOST IMPORTANT THING TO
DO WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT
HISTORIC LOWS?
>> WE HAVE TO INCREASE WAGES.
WHAT'S REFLECTED IN THAT
UNEMPLOYMENT WORK IS PEOPLE
WORKING TWO OR THREE JOBS.
WE HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE WORKING
FULL-TIME AND STILL LIVING IN
POVERTY.
SO WE HAVE TO INCREASE WAGES.
AND THAT'S TRUE FOR THE MIDDLE
CLASS AS WELL AS THE WORKING
POOR.
AND TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO BE
MUCH MORE SUPPORTIVE OF SMALL
BUSINESSES, FAMILY FARMER, MAIN
STREET BUSINESS OR SOMEBODY WITH
AN IDEA FOR A TECH COMPANY.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT WANTING TO
INVEST MORE MONEY IN
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN.
HOW MUCH MONEY?
>> I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AND
SEE WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE STATE
ARE.
I THINK WE HAVE TO ADDRESS OUR
CRUMBLING ROADS.
I THINK WE NEED TO INVEST IN
21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE,
LIKE BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY AND
IMPROVING OUR WIRELESS NETWORK.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT IF WE HAVE TO HAVE A
STRONG ECONOMY IN THE FUTURE.
>> NOW, YOU ARE OUT WITH A NEW
AD BLASTING GOVERNOR WALKER OVER
THE FOXCONN DEAL.
BUT WON'T FOXCONN IN FACT BRING
JOBS AND BUSINESS TO WISCONSIN?
>> WELL, I THINK MY VIDEO
FOCUSED ON THE STORIES OF
HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE BEING FORCED
TO MOVE FROM THE HOME THAT THEY
HAVE PLANNED FOR NINE YEARS AND
HAVE LIVED IN FOR LESS THAN A
YEAR AND A HALF WITHOUT DUE
CONSIDERATION.
THERE IS A HUMAN COST TO A
PROJECT FOXCONN IN ADDITION TO
THE $4.5 BILLION COST TO
TAXPAYERS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE THAT IS LIKELY TO BE
WROUGHT.
WE NEED A GOVERNOR WHO IS GOING
TO STAND UP TO FOXCONN AND SAY
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED
TO DESTROY OUR ENVIRONMENT AND
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE OUR
TAXPAYERS AND WORKERS ARE
PROTECTED AND WE'LL PAY
ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF ALL
WISCONSINITES AND NOT JUST THOSE
OF A WEALTHY FEW.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO VOTERS
ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO DO
ABOUT ACT 10?
>> WELL, I THINK ACT 10 WAS A
MISTAKE AND WE'RE SEEING THE
EFFECTS, TERRIBLE EFFECTS IN
TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO ATTRACT
AND RETAIN GREAT TEACHERS,
NURSES AND EVEN IN OUR PRISONS,
IN OUR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT FOR US
TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN GOOD STATE
WORKERS WHO ULTIMATELY SERVE THE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
HAD A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE
ECONOMY BYIC AT BY TAKING MONEY OUT OF
THE POCKETS OF WORKING PEOPLE.
WE SHOULD RESTORE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING RIGHTS.
THERE'S A SUPREME COURT CASE
THAT'S ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO PERHAPS
HAMSTRING SOME OF THE OPTIONS
AVAILABLE TUESDAY.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I SAY THIS AS A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER AND EMPLOYER MYSELF.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO TREAT OUR
EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT AND AS
GOVERNOR I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
THAT I HEAR THE CONCERNS OF OUR
CITIZENS AND OUR PUBLIC WORKERS
AND NOT IGNORE THEM.
>> ON EDUCATION, YOU SAY THAT
YOU WANT TO END THE PRIVATE
SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM, BUT WHAT
DO YOU SAY TO STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES WHO ARE NOW SPENDING
THEIR CHILDREN TO THESE PRIVATE
SCHOOLS?
>> WELL, MY PROGRAM WOULD NOT
DISPLACE ANY OF THE STUDENTS IN
MILWAUKEE AND RACINE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY ATTENDING THESE
VOUCHER SCHOOLS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO DO THIS WITH
AS MINIMAL DISRUPTION AS
POSSIBLE TO EXISTING STUDENTS.
BUT WE CANNOT KEEP FUNNELING
TAXPAYER DOLLARS INTO PRIVATE
SCHOOLS WHEN WE'RE NOT
ADEQUATELY FUNDING OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
IT'S TIME WE END THIS FAILED
EXPERIMENT.
THE CHILDREN WE'RE EX EXPERIMENTING
ON ARE THOSE WHO CAN THE LEAST
AFFORD IT BECAUSE THEY ARE
COMING FROM SOME OF THE MR MORE
CHALLENGING NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> WHAT ABOUT COLLEGE?
>> I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE FREE
TUITION FOR ALL STUDENTS GOING
TO TWO-YEAR COLLEGES, TECHNICAL
COLLEGES.
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PLAN
BY THE CHANCELLOR TO MAKE
TUITION FREE FOR STUDENTS WHOSE
FAMILIES EARN LESS THANKED THAN THE
MEDIAN INCOME.
THERE ARE NEARLY A MILLION
PEOPLE IN WISCONSIN WHO STILL
HAVE STUDENT DEBT AND IT'S A
MASSIVE WEIGHT AROUND OUR
ECONOMY AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS.
>> WITH JUST ABOUT A MINUTE
LEFT, YOU WANT TO MAKE
BADGERCARE A PUBLIC OPTION.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WELL, WHEN THE AFFORDABLE
CARE ACT WAS PASSED I AND JOHN
RICHARDS AND OTHERS SET UP A
PLAN TO CREATE A STATE EXCHANGE
SO WE COULD HAVE AFFORDABLE
HEALTH INSURANCE THAT PEOPLE
COULD BUY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT PLAN WAS JET
SONNED.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A STATE
EXCHANGE AND MAKE BADGERCARE A
PUBLIC OPTION SO YOU DON'T
NECESSARILY HAVE TO BUY PRIVATE
INSURANCE.
YOU HAVE A PUBLIC OPTION WHICH
WOULD BE A LOWER COST FOR
EVERYONE.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> THANKS, FREDERICA.
>> A QUICK NOTE BEFORE WE LEAVE
YOU TONIGHT.
I SAT DOWN WITH STATE SENATOR
LUTHER OLSEN AND THE DEAN OF THE
UW MEDICAL SCHOOL, WHO HAVE
WORKED TOGETHER TO EXPAND THE
WISCONSIN IDEA WITH A FOCUS ON
PUBLIC HEALTH.
LOOK FOR THAT INTERVIEW ON OUR
WEBSITE AT wpt.org/hereandnow.
AND THAT IS OUR PROGRAM FOR
TONIGHT.
NEXT WEEK OUR ANNUAL PUBLIC
TELEVISION FUND-RAISING AUCTION
PREEMPTS "HERE AND NOW."
WE'LL BE BACK JUNE 8.
I'M F FI'M FREDERICA FREYBERG.
HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
>> FUNDING FOR "HERE AND NOW" IS
PROVIDED, IN PART, BY FRIENDS OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON "HERE
AND NOW'S" 2018 ELECTION
COVERAGE, GO TO
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