It's wrong to bargain for wages and then vote in and support those who support your union but it is ok to donate gazillions to influence (say) banking, drilling, or any other industry?

There seems, from here, to be room to actually negotiate increased worker contributions; if the Gov really wanted to negotiate.

I do't see what the Gov simply doesn't do what Gregoire did here; ignore the contract her office negotiated. Claim WI is broke and this is all that they can do.