Posted on 06/23/2012 4:39:59 AM PDT by Kaslin
First, a mea culpa: I'm several weeks late to this story, but it's so significant that I figured I'd adopt a "better late than never" approach and bring this to your attention anyway:
Wisconsin membership in the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - the state's second-largest public-sector union after the National Education Association, which represents teachers - fell to 28,745 in February from 62,818 in March 2011, according to a person who has viewed Afscme's figures. A spokesman for Afscme declined to comment. Much of that decline came from Afscme Council 24, which represents Wisconsin state workers, whose membership plunged by two-thirds to 7,100 from 22,300 last year.
A provision of the Walker law that eliminated automatic dues collection hurt union membership. When a public-sector contract expires the state now stops collecting dues from the affected workers' paychecks unless they say they want the dues taken out, said Peter Davis, general counsel of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission. In many cases, Afscme dropped members from its rolls after it failed to get them to affirm they want dues collected, said a labor official familiar with Afscme's figures. In a smaller number of cases, membership losses were due to worker layoffs.
Maddow: Without unions, ‘Democrats do not have a way to compete’ [VIDEO]
So [government sector unions] they go away — in terms of whether or not that corporate money that’s disproportionately supporting Republicans can be answered — at least on the Democratic side, before there is some kind of reform, Democrats do not have a way to compete in terms of big outside money in elections. And that is the reality now in Wisconsin. It is the reality in states where they have essentially eliminated unions rights...I think, structurally, that’s a pretty dire electoral situation for Democrats.”
It looks like some good-natured kidding to me. People who use “tad” usually know how to spell. They just don’t always type what they know.
Those of us using sausage fingers to enter #4-size font comments on 2”x4” touchscreens understand your pain.
there are APROXAMATLY two Ps in the word approximately.
“Could union menbers ACTUALLY be waking up???”
Soon, breaking up as well, It will take time though.
WI Bump!
The unions couldn’t see this coming? Idiots.
“Stuf” has two “ff’s”
:) This is fun, like dragging a five dollar bill through a trailer park. It will snag them every time. I ask you to knock it off. Just can’t help it, huh?
Wisconsin ping: Unions see member exodus
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off this Wisconsin interest ping list.
On the contrary, they’ve been awake. But didn’t have any choice in the matter as long as the state had to collect for the unions. I know some who are or were in unions and they hate it - total scam every which way.
Don’t you just love it when a good plan comes together?
I was traveling in NY state this week when a fellow found out I was Pro-Walker from WI and he told me he (MA resident) had sent $200 to a PAC that supported Gov. Walker. He THANKED ME and shook my hand and said - those unions must go. He was very proud to have contributed to Walker’s success here in WI.
This IS reality in WI. A ton of teachers never, ever wanted to pay compulsary union dues and don’t WANT to be part of a stupid union. Also, why oh why should our state spend one red cent on administration to collect these dues from the public unions paychecks. Gee, that Gov. Walker is full of good ideas. May this spread all across the country.
“it is called freedom from tyranny & theft.
And THAT is the reality.”
The Death of the RAT Party!
1. Take away their union (read Taxpayer) money.
2. Force them to tell the truth about their “vision for the country.”
A horrible misuse of the word, especially in this case. Much, much more than "decimated", which is to say cut by 1/10.
I pity the poor person who only knows one way to spell a word. (paraphrasing Oscar Wilde)
Yeah, I’ve seen this.
Just put a sign over this clowns neck, anythng for a buck.
And if you think he’s made a few dollars so far, just wait to see his list of pardons when he loses.
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