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WEAC (Largest Wisconsin Teachers Union) issues layoff notices to 40% of staff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | August 15, 2011 | Erin Richards

Posted on 08/15/2011 11:07:59 AM PDT by UB355

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1 posted on 08/15/2011 11:08:09 AM PDT by UB355
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That’s great news. A small start, but good none the less. Now they’ll have more time to storm the capital.


2 posted on 08/15/2011 11:09:52 AM PDT by No Socialist
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Sounds like a good start.


3 posted on 08/15/2011 11:10:14 AM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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Imagine that. They’re having trouble getting union members to voluntarily send in union dues.

THIS was the reason for the ferocity of their battle against Walker.


4 posted on 08/15/2011 11:12:21 AM PDT by listenhillary (Look your representatives in the eye and ask if they intend to pay off the debt. They will look away)
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To: UB355

Had the unions not blown all that money on recalls, those people would not have to be laid off.


5 posted on 08/15/2011 11:12:27 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (My dream ticket for 2012 is John Galt & Dagny Taggart!)
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To: No Socialist
Now they’ll have more time to storm the capital.

Now that they're no longer employees of the union, they might not care about storming the capitol. They might need to stay at whatever job (Walmart) they can get.

6 posted on 08/15/2011 11:13:53 AM PDT by tpmintx (The people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who VOTE for a living.)
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To: UB355

Layoffs are announced the day before two Dem recall elections.

I imagine that the layoffs won’t even be followed through with, regardless of who wins. This is a political announcement, and that’s it.


7 posted on 08/15/2011 11:14:41 AM PDT by Carling (At some point, those surrounding Obama have to realize that they are working for a psychopath)
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Their unwavering support for big spending pols has finally cost these unions. Excuse me while I cry. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!


8 posted on 08/15/2011 11:15:51 AM PDT by Buck-I-Guy
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This clearly tells what a slush fund the WEA Health Insurance Fund was.

Cutting 40% of the staff is a big deal.

Way to go Walker!!!!


9 posted on 08/15/2011 11:16:04 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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Spent the budget on the recalls and got burned! I love it!


10 posted on 08/15/2011 11:17:35 AM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Carling

Good point. They’re playing the victim card as a political tactic.


11 posted on 08/15/2011 11:17:52 AM PDT by listenhillary (Look your representatives in the eye and ask if they intend to pay off the debt. They will look away)
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To: No Socialist

No, this isn’t a small start. This is a great start. If you read the article, it says that they are busy signing members. That means that they must re-do their membership sign-ups in order to collect the dues.

This is going to be fun to watch.


12 posted on 08/15/2011 11:18:12 AM PDT by Eva
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To: No Socialist

99 weeks to be exact.


13 posted on 08/15/2011 11:19:07 AM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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The legislation makes it illegal for local teachers unions to electronically deduct dues from the payroll of teachers, and local unions also have to hold re-certification votes.

The horror!

14 posted on 08/15/2011 11:19:49 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: Night Hides Not

That is my thought

The layoffs are being blamed on the governor but are actually the result of mismanagement of union funds by the unions

I heard they unions spent about $35 million on the recall


15 posted on 08/15/2011 11:20:27 AM PDT by silverleaf (The super rich do not pay taxes, they collect taxes.)
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Why don’t they ask the wealthy union members to pay more of their fair share, afterall, isn;t that what he president telling us?


16 posted on 08/15/2011 11:20:50 AM PDT by Dacula (I reject Satan and Obama)
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17 posted on 08/15/2011 11:21:01 AM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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They might need to stay at whatever job (Walmart) they can get.

Oh, c'mon! They're union-quality people! I'm sure they can be trained to say "Do you want fries with that?"

18 posted on 08/15/2011 11:22:27 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: UB355; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; calcowgirl; Gilbo_3; NFHale; ...
RE :"WEAC issues layoff notices to 40% of staff By Erin Richards of the Journal Sentinel Aug. 15, 2011 12:02 p.m. |(114) Comments Layoff notices have been issued to about 40% of the Wisconsin Education Association Council workforce, a total of 42 employees who work for the state's largest teachers union, Executive Director Dan Burkhalter confirmed Monday. Burkhalter said that the layoffs and other budget cuts at WEAC are a result of Gov. Scott Walker's "union-busting" legislation. "

Perfect jobs to 'ship overseas' . Two WI Democrat recall elections on Tuesday, just winning one would crush liberals moral.

19 posted on 08/15/2011 11:22:35 AM PDT by sickoflibs (If you pay zero Federal income taxes, don't say you are paying your 'fair share')
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Nice to hear that union LEACHES are finally getting the Ax.

Welcome to the REAL world.


20 posted on 08/15/2011 11:22:47 AM PDT by roaddog727 (It's the Constitution, Stupid!)
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