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They already have been. Union membership nationwide is only about 10% of the current workforce. Some of the neo-cons are railing against a boogeyman who no longer exists.
and that, in turn, partially explains the wage stagnation, disappearing middle class, and the gap between the very rich and the rest of us. People take things like living wages, workplace safety, vacations, and such for granted these days forgetting that they were earned through the efforts, and often the blood, of trade union members.
They already have been. Union membership nationwide is only about 10% of the current workforce. Some of the neo-cons are railing against a boogeyman who no longer exists.
Private sector unions have unquestionably lost membership and power. Not the same story with public worker unions. That is the group in play in Wisconsin.
They already have been. Union membership nationwide is only about 10% of the current workforce. Some of the neo-cons are railing against a boogeyman who no longer exists.
Yet it instills the temptation of corruption in DC & the NLRB because Dems, Unions, and Obama are all in bed together in it.
and that, in turn, partially explains the wage stagnation, disappearing middle class, and the gap between the very rich and the rest of us. People take things like living wages, workplace safety, vacations, and such for granted these days forgetting that they were earned through the efforts, and often the blood, of trade union members.
In far ago better times of the Unions not the sleaze and dishonor many practice today.
Private sector unions have unquestionably lost membership and power. Not the same story with public worker unions. That is the group in play in Wisconsin.
"Hooray for lower wages and less workplace protections! Let's all race to Third World status! Those kind hearted corporations will protect us and provide for all! USA! USA! USA!"
They already have been. Union membership nationwide is only about 10% of the current workforce. Some of the neo-cons are railing against a boogeyman who no longer exists.
Neo-Conservatives support unions, but thanks for your disinformation just the same.
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Originally Posted by greywar
Bleed them so badly they have to dip into their pension funds via lawsuits without merit. like sueing them for human rights violations?
What the heck is wrong with you?
The stench of ignorance is strong here.....
Article 20.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
I'm for Freedom....what the heck is wrong with you?...
Mircea
Your response has absolutely zero to do with what I said. I said NOTHING about any of that.
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