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Wisconsin Unions in Decline (AFSCME dropped over 30,000 members in just a year!)
National Review Online ^ | June 1, 2012 | Robert Costa

Posted on 06/04/2012 5:34:22 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer

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To: tumblindice

Don’t be surprised if more of the union membership votes for Walker than the Dems expect.


21 posted on 06/04/2012 7:08:46 PM PDT by profit_guy
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To: faucetman

I’m not up to speed on the 4 GOP senators up for recall, does anybody have any opinion on that? (we need all 4 to retain control of the WI senate)


22 posted on 06/04/2012 7:09:27 PM PDT by profit_guy
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To: Springfield Reformer

Looks like Walker picked up about 30,000 votes.

Pray for America


23 posted on 06/04/2012 7:16:44 PM PDT by bray (Power to We the People)
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To: umgud

Yes it is. That’s why I posted it.


24 posted on 06/04/2012 7:19:22 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: Springfield Reformer

That’s a shame.


25 posted on 06/04/2012 7:24:49 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: fatnotlazy

I’ve been on both sides. Definitely prefer non-union employment. The union I worked for decades ago used to deliberately slow down work to maximize overtime. The factory was eventually moved to Mexico. Brilliant. Simply brilliant. /s


26 posted on 06/04/2012 7:25:00 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Not that I doubt you, but could you point me to where the 300,000 number comes from? Thanks.


27 posted on 06/04/2012 7:39:56 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: rabidralph

“I was tempted to tell her that her job wouldn’t have been possible without Gov. Walker reining in the teacher’s union. So much dead-weight retired last year that now young teachers can find jobs in the school system.”

Yep, I’m one of those younger teachers too. Glad to hear Gov. Walker getting everything together!


28 posted on 06/04/2012 8:09:56 PM PDT by JCBreckenridge
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To: Springfield Reformer

Put a fork in it the unions are dead and Walker wins. 30,000 union members have left. Are you going to tell me that 30,000 people are now going to vote against Walker so the unions can take dues out again? Fat chance. They either stay home and do not vote for the democrats or they make sure and vote and 30,000 vote against the unions. Either way the unions are screwed. The recall is dead.

Walker wins. Period end of sentence.


29 posted on 06/04/2012 8:17:24 PM PDT by GilGil
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Wisconsin employment numbers for govt employees went down just through attrition. Probably helped that the unions couldn’t dictate how large the staffs (classrooms) were.


30 posted on 06/04/2012 8:47:09 PM PDT by sgtyork (The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
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To: profit_guy
Don’t be surprised if more of the union membership votes for Walker than the Dems expect...exactly - reporters on Fox tonight were saying that people they interviewed were particularly close-mouthed about who they would be voting for tomorrow - probably lots of union types going for Walker who don't want late-night visits from union thugs because they were foolish enough to state openly what they believe.......
31 posted on 06/04/2012 9:13:40 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: dennisw
Just goes to show that union members don’t like to pay oppressive taxes (here called union dues) just like the the rest of us.

Whether they "like" to pay or not, they generally pay 2 hours pay per month, a little over 1%. Not really "oppressive", the repressive part is that they "have" to pay or should say "had".

32 posted on 06/04/2012 9:27:38 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Obama versus Romney? Cyanide versus arsenic.)
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To: dennisw

Well, my last post was inaccurate. I was basing that on a 40 hour week and teachers don’t work a 40 hour week, not even close.


33 posted on 06/04/2012 9:29:03 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Obama versus Romney? Cyanide versus arsenic.)
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To: Springfield Reformer
Permitting unionization of government employees is an inherently idiotic concept. Critical to a union/company relationship is a balance of competing interests. The union looks out for the welfare of the employees while the company is trying to balance costs with revenue.

In government, there is no interested adversary to the union. The government has the ability to simply demand more revenue and thus has no incentive to quell union demands. Additionally, there are few government employees whose safety is imperiled working for government, so a safe workplace is not a concern.

34 posted on 06/05/2012 7:47:36 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: Graybeard58

Don’t know what state it was but I have read of union dues for public school k-12 teachers was north of $1000/year. That is a lot of money!


35 posted on 06/05/2012 7:51:29 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw

I’ve been out of town for the past few days and heard the news on radio only about Walker’s win in Wisconsin but didn’t catch the margin of victory. Do you know the numbers?


36 posted on 06/08/2012 2:06:47 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Obama versus Romney? Cyanide versus arsenic.)
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To: Graybeard58

Walker won with 53 percent of the vote while Barrett received 46 percent, a slightly larger margin than when the two ran against one another in


37 posted on 06/08/2012 4:27:14 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw
Thanks, that's too big a margin for the rats to cheat their way out of.
38 posted on 06/08/2012 6:46:41 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Obama versus Romney? Cyanide versus arsenic.)
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