Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i'm not familiar with this fellow, but they ran this article in the local paper-so i googled it, and here's the article... had stuff in it i hadn't seen mentioned before, either in the discussion here or elsewhere.. thought i'd post it. of course i'll probably hear this guy is a whack job or something..if so, i'll know better next time.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...ket-rich-lowry

an excerpt:

Even if Walker prevails, Wisconsin will allow more wide-ranging collective bargaining than these states.

Not to mention the federal government. Obama may lecture Walker about union rights, but he can go straight to Congress with a highly political proposal to freeze the pay of federal workers because they can’t collectively bargain for wages or benefits.

(this is a part that intrigued me) No, the most important measure at stake in Wisconsin is the governor’s proposal for the state to stop deducting union dues from the paychecks of state workers. This practice essentially wields the taxing power of the government on behalf of the institutional interests of the unions. It makes the government an arm of the public-sector unions. It is a priceless favor.


and further down:

When Indiana governor Mitch Daniels ended collective bargaining and the automatic collection of dues in 2005, the number of members paying dues plummeted by roughly 90 percent.


now, is this a major issue? i could see where it could be. if dues aren't automatic, but become voluntary, perhaps the unions would find they aren't quite so popular, based on indiana.....no wonder the union is so upset! can you imagine your income dropping 90%??