9-15-15 walker proposes vast union restrictions

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is calling for sweeping restrictions on organized labor in the U.S., seeking to replicate nationwide his successful effort as Wisconsin’s governor to curb the power of unions. At a town hall meeting in Las Vegas, Walker on Monday proposed eliminating unions for federal workers and making all workplaces right-to-work unless individual states vote otherwise.  He also wants to scrap the federal agency that oversees unfair labor practices and make it more difficult for unions to organize.  Labor law experts said such an effort would effectively eliminate unions in America — or at a minimum — substantially reduce their power.  While Walker could enact some of the proposals via presidential executive order, others would require an act of Congress or changes in federal regulations.