tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post5830224858437283162..comments2024-03-19T16:56:38.565-04:00Comments on Damn Arbor: Thoughts on Right-to-workUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-48073063040967630092012-12-12T11:43:28.854-05:002012-12-12T11:43:28.854-05:00@Adam,
Thanks for the info. I still get the impre...@Adam,<br /><br />Thanks for the info. I still get the impression from some comments on the interwebs that there is still a good deal of misunderstanding regarding the use of non-member dues. Ben Connor Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193673795454832674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-89277688858163830612012-12-12T10:19:47.636-05:002012-12-12T10:19:47.636-05:00"Though I could see how this would make me bi..."Though I could see how this would make me bitter if I were a republican and forced to pay union dues, a portion of which went to counteract my personal political goals."<br /><br />Non-member dues could not be used for political contributions only for services provided by the union. So, this was never a reason to be bitter for non-member dues payers. Non-members were never 'forced' to contribute to political campaigns. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409169066394944889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-51950210555191444692012-12-12T03:30:55.970-05:002012-12-12T03:30:55.970-05:00Some information on the current state of voluntary...Some information on the current state of voluntary unionism & legal responsibility of unions from Bob King President of the UAW: http://t.co/qOZlqTgTAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514734795458086677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-12037964993033609682012-12-12T01:37:44.410-05:002012-12-12T01:37:44.410-05:00And I guess part number 2 that ticks me off about ...And I guess part number 2 that ticks me off about this...given the issues facing the state that the Legislature is dragging it's feet on...this one is deemed the most important.....Mikoyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-66102558163816086092012-12-12T01:36:20.908-05:002012-12-12T01:36:20.908-05:00The funny thing...the Republicans are so big about...The funny thing...the Republicans are so big about no free rides when it comes to things like "Welfare Queens". Their rhetoric gets a little more fuzzy when it is about companies like Exxon paying no taxes or people like Romney getting away with 15% (or less). To me Right to Work looks like yet another "have your cake and eat it to" policy that Republicans seem to favor.<br /><br />The really sad part is that I thought Snyder was a different breed of Republican and now I see he is just another hack.Mikoyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-25426727321093661642012-12-11T17:55:52.542-05:002012-12-11T17:55:52.542-05:00Many things piss me off about this whole thing. 1)...Many things piss me off about this whole thing. 1) The way it was passed...no public hearings, no public comment, just rush, rush, rush it through. 2) That an appropriations rider was attached so that "we the people" can't overturn via referendum. 3) The fact that it was bought & sold by those greedy, soulless bastards at DeVos cults and Koch brothers (pox on all of them). 4) The language of the bill, which lets people get union benefits without paying union dues. If we have to have this bullshit, I'd much rather it let people "opt out" but then have to bargain on their own when the time came (which I'm sure will work out just swell for women, who are almost always underpaid). 5) The fact that the two unions who tend to lean Republican (police & fire) are exempt. 6) The fact that Dickie S. did such an about face. If he always felt like we needed this, why did he run his mouth about not wanting to touch the issue? If he *didn't* always feel this way, why did he change his mind? 7) The fact that there is nothing (that I've been able to find) that shows this will make us "competitive" for jobs or even bring new jobs here. I *have* seen articles that show RTW (4L) states have low per capita incomes and low school test scores. 8) The fact that people fought and died for these rights and, as someone on FB said, these motherfuckers wipe it away with a "lie and a pen".TeacherPattihttp://palateofpatti.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-60581382428191327882012-12-11T14:17:16.220-05:002012-12-11T14:17:16.220-05:00It is getting increasingly difficult to pretend th...It is getting increasingly difficult to pretend that we don't live in a society ruled by corporations.B.C. Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504566302430214625noreply@blogger.com