Union's membership decline continues unabated.... (school, economy, education, million)

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow

That's not true, big labor is a huge money funnel for Democrats today. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent by big labor on politics every year.

Here's some information that may give you a different perspective on campaign donations:

Business-Labor-Ideology Split in PAC & Individual Donations to Candidates, Parties Super PACs and Outside Spending Groups | OpenSecrets

[Robin Rossi]

Originally Posted by MUTGR

even in the age of Obama...

[URL="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNION_MEMBERSHIP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE= DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-23-10-15-29"]News from The Associated Press[/URL]

not all of the current trends favor dems.

But this one sure benefits America.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by petch751

I know some union workers who are dumb as doorknobs. They expect to go to work, hide out and sleep on the job and know that the unions will protect them.

I know non union workers who have done the same.Some have perfected survival to an art form. They get shuffled around- not terminated.

[rorqual]

40% of union members vote for the GOP. Pretty good chunk, if unions were to go away.

[mmmjv]

Originally Posted by MUTGR

even in the age of Obama...

News from The Associated Press

not all of the current trends favor dems.

The way they're being attacked by the right which hates the working man you shouldn't be surprised

To the right workers are fine as long as they stay in line. But when they start getting uppity and involved in commie stuff like decent wages and safe working conditions well then they need to be smacked down and put in their place

[mmmjv]

Originally Posted by Mashed Potatoes

Good. Unions are a joke.

There was once a time and a place for them, and thankfully that time has long since passed. Nowadays, they are nothing but havens for losers, degenerates, and parasites.

Like I just said, the right hates the working person

[Robin Rossi]

Originally Posted by rorqual

40% of union members vote for the GOP. Pretty good chunk, if unions were to go away.

So if the union goes away, so to speak, those members would go "poof" into the sunset????

[Robin Rossi]

Originally Posted by mmmjv

Like I just said, the right hates the working person

What an absolutely stupid, moronic thing to say.

The right IS the working person - we all work (but we might do a better job of it).

[mmmjv]

Originally Posted by MUTGR

Perhaps union leadership has become too focused on being a mouthpiece for a political party and its agenda rather than for representing the bests interests of its membership.

Voting for the people who don't hate you is NOT being a mouthpiece. It's being logical and having common sense. And they are representing the best interests of their members. Keeping those who hate working people out of office does just that

[mmmjv]

And when I say hate I mean hate. I will never ever forget Newt Gingrich saying he was going to fire workers and being cheered by his worker hating supporters. Nobody should ever forget that