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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, (D-Ill.), on the need to find compromise with unions so there are not recall elections like what is happening in Wisconsin.
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Our guidance that's back and puts everything in perspective is -- Gutierrez he has a fine.
Our democratic congress and of the great state of Illinois.
And no matter how much we might not disagree lots of stuff I tell you what.
He'd never gets disagreeable because this guy is every bit the gentleman.
On bank conference in Baghdad at -- just as I liquidity if you don't point started -- Pop I here what do you make of all of this Ed -- whether they yelled well -- all seriousness it's ever subsides what do you think that -- Well I'm from Chicago where the mayor of the city of Chicago.
Is not exactly getting along.
With some labor unions on he's in tough negotiations.
-- read it in the paper every day whether it's the police -- the fireman's contract for teachers union contract.
I know that the governor of California.
Is having tough negotiations with collective bargaining with labor unions as you -- -- -- -- -- My own governor governor -- of Illinois so I think that.
There are people out there -- that Democrats.
And Republicans alike.
But what they're not doing is saying you can't have a union you can't have collective bargaining they're trying to reach consensus.
They're trying to build consensus so that you don't have the kind of nasty fight that you have in Wisconsin.
Walker decided.
-- -- He was going to change the rules.
And say you know what I'm gonna change the rules in a way where there isn't any quality you don't.
I -- I watch -- Latin I think of the constitution I'm not trying to say that I'm some but you know freedom of association guaranteed and our constitution.
Well this should be freedom of association so this.
Our men and women can contents and let -- get together I know I know but it's my DS simple quest so my point circle where in the constitution does it is sure.
Public workers who work for me you work for for America's attacks there have -- of right to it sensibilities.
Negotiate an end up and if they don't get their way litigate against us the guys.
Who hate them I -- it just seems like an odd -- version.
What started out maybe -- a good idea but will would they work for us that somehow now they come around a boomerang -- say.
Not I don't know we work for you know but if you don't allow us to separately.
Do our own thing we're gonna we're gonna come back and -- you that seems weird things.
Lovely -- but you know.
This I don't know about soon leave but I do know that they sit down and negotiate a way about how about recalling how that we're called -- now now don't I didn't win an election and John -- and I don't really -- -- I got power -- you -- get your way no accident you demand a recall.
You don't like -- recalled.
-- demand another recall you don't like that -- you demand special elections for the fourth senators you think you can pick up.
And other words there's a process through this but I -- it appears that a lot of these guys at these rallies is.
We don't like the process we're gonna -- that it -- just be.
BP -- about.
And so -- I think the way you avoid that from happening is -- -- -- and you try to reach consensus with people you try to.
We can find common ground.
Instead of.
Changing the rules of the game in the middle of it and saying you know what.
There isn't going to be any -- the path in the past I'm just gonna change it that I really don't like those rules -- they don't benefit my position in the wed like to carry it out.
Now I've got to tell you know I work here in the congress of the United States and I used to work -- Republican front.
Comprehensive immigration reform can't do -- any more there's no one that -- our own and run with.
So I think well above design with -- outside programs that both sides -- that I'm not immediately.
You and I just talking here tonight and -- I'm trying to say is that you want to try to finally end but I -- -- sounding very big picture it you know Venus this on the whole nine yards I've got the big picture now.
But I'll tell you sir it is always a pleasure thank you very enthused.
Good to be with you our congress and.
