<p>In an effort to reinvigorate his flagging campaign, Scott Walker has emerged as a conservative soldier, championing the cause of the average American business. He told the world Monday that he is prepared to take on and defeat America&rsquo;s unions. ;</p>
<p>As of January 2014, over 10% (14.6 million) of American workers were part of a union. Fewer than 7% of those people worked in private firms; the majority worked for the government or other public services. ;</p>
<p>In 1984, 28 states had a unionization rate of more than 15%. That number has since dropped to 9 states. Unions have all but vanished in the South, and while ;unions in states like New Jersey and New York have a voice in the Democratic Party, they are nowhere near as strong as they were 100 years ago. ;</p>
<p>Wisconsin Governor and GOP candidate Scott Walker hopes to quicken the trend and completely abolish all unions in the U.S. He released his anti-union plan on Monday, calling it &ldquo;My Plan to Give Power to the People, Not the Union Bosses.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;We need a leader who can wreak havoc on Washington and put the American people back in charge of our government,&rdquo; he said last week. &ldquo;America also needs a leader who has been tested. I have been tested like no one else in this race.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Walker hopes his new strategy will boost his dwindling campaign. While he started off fairly strong, current polls show him with less than 5% in key states.  ;</p>
<p>Walker&rsquo;s plan to destroy unions is simply a bigger version of the ideas he implemented in Wisconsin. It involves an end to collective bargaining for federal employees and a rule that would require full disclosure regarding union expenditures and complete compensation of union officers. ;</p>
<p>Walker plans to sign a &ldquo;right to work law&rdquo; that would block unions from creating contracts that require all workers &ndash; whether or not they are part of the union &ndash; to pay dues for negotiating with management and to abolish wage controls for federal infrastructure projects. ;</p>
<p>Walker also plans to destroy the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a corrupt group (with 1,600 full-time employees) that investigates unfair labor practices and holds elections for labor union reps. ;</p>
<p>The NLRB has flourished under President Obama&rsquo;s rule, becoming &ndash; as Walker says &ndash; &ldquo;a one-sided advocate for big labor special interests.&rdquo; Walker hopes to transfer this power to federal courts and to the National Mediation Board &ndash; a group with only 50 employees.</p>
<p>Walker&rsquo;s plan would lead to a refreshing change regarding the current relationship between employees and their employers. &ldquo;Any economic plan that does not bring our federal labor laws into the 21st Century is incomplete,&rdquo; said Walker. &ldquo;To grow the economy at a higher rate requires a comprehensive approach and reform of the labor unions is a key part of the plan.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Scott Walker has done something much more important than boost his popularity ;with this new strategy: he has solidly outlined a plan and put it on paper &ndash; a feat many candidates never accomplish. ;</p>
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