kootchman
Back to topic….. it seems when given the CHOICE to belong to the union…not forced to by the power of a state government… members leave in droves.
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has lost more than 34,000 Wisconsin members, bringing their number in the state down to 28,745 from a height of 62,818 in March 2011.
National union leaders worry that a national extrapolation of Wisconsin’s trend would spell doom for organized labor.
Union leaders in Wisconsin blame several provisions of the law for the decline in membership, particularly the elimination of automatic union-dues collection. With public employees now able to opt out of paying union dues, many are electing to do just that, and the unions are cutting them loose as a result.
The only way unions can stay in power is government collusion. I bet you at least 8 more states either go right to work states, os tell unions that their membership loyalty is not up to the government. Just like any other non=profit or voluntary association.. dues are for the union to collect… not the taxpayers problem. Imagine, OVER 50 per cent left the union in 5 months…..
Read more on Newsmax.com: Wisconsin Public Employee Unions Losing Steam
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