[goldstategop]

Unions are tied to the Democratic Party as electoral machinery.

And the GOP should give them favors, why exactly? I have no objection to unions representing workers’ interests.

I have a visceral objection to unions acting as a partisan extension of the Democratic Party. That needs to be addressed.

And after what unions put WI through in the previous election cycles, Republicans understandably aren’t in an accommodating mood.

[rellimpank]

--"That creates a "free rider" problem for unions as workers calculate that they can benefit from representation without paying for it. As a result, unions have a harder time organizing and less clout. "

--I suspect that this is less a problem than it is presented because I suspect anyone bold enough to use the services of a union of which he is not a member would face complete ostracism of not worse from his fellow workers-.

In my experience, removal of the automatic dues-checkoff would be the fair way to treat union dues--that way if you have enough interest to go pay your dues, you would be a member in good standing of the union. Otherwise, the union should not have to represent you---