Fine, but in this Country it isn't against the law to see it another way
Those monopolistic powers allow the unions to coerce mandatory membership of all those who are employed by the organization they are dealing with and also to extort union dues from those members. What about the rights of those who do not wish to participate? Why do they have to be subjected to such coercion?
Membership is not mandatory. Paying for the same benefits that members get is only fair. Why should leeches get the advantage of not paying?
The unions have for too long used their monopolistic powers to extort pay and benefits for their members which are completely out of line with what is going on in the real world these days. They have done this by threatening to withhold their members' services (and sometimes following through) from US, the public - not some greedy, robber-baron employer who is trying to make himself richer!
The laws that granted the monopoly to teachers' unions and public service workers' unions can just as easily be reversed through legislation. And I, for one think, they should be!
I don't know why you think that public employees do not live and work in the "real world". There are problems with every job. Nothing is perfect.
It has crossed my mind several times that non-union people are just jealous of what union people have. Well, get a job in which the employees are unionized, but don't shout out "If I can't have it, you can't have it".
Think about this. You have the option of been hired for one of two jobs. Job one is $45.000/yr, 60% employer health insurance contribution, paid vacation and holidays, grievance procedure and layoff language, and generally working conditions that are monitored by union stewards. Downside is that you need to pay $700/yr in union dues. Also, there is language that also protects the employer from you not fulfilling you contractual obligations.
Job 2 is $39,000/yr, when you are sick you don't get paid, no health insurance, and no language to protect your working conditions or any rights to discuss those working conditions. Upside - no union dues. But your employer can't say squat when you just walk off the job.
Any rational person is going to pick job one. Those that bash unions would probably like to have a union job, but because of many different reasons don't have that choice. Jealousy is overwhelming. If I can't have it, you can't have it either. Next you'll be saying that lawyers and doctors can't drive fancy cars.
Read this. You may not believe it, but at least read it.
http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/6759/
It's too bad that this issue, a bill to balance the budget, has to polarize this forum which is dedicated to firearm rights. I am sure that there are some of this forum's members that are Democrat and yet they are for constitutional carry. I am sure that there are some public workers on this forum that are for constitutional carry. I am sure that Wisconsin Carry, Inc, NRA, WGO, WI-Force, etc have members from all walks of life and all different parties. Firearm rights is what brings us together. But these disrespectful comments is what drives us apart.
You laugh and ridicule people because they are exercising their "unalienable right" to express themselves and you get your underwear in bundle when they or anyone else question why you open carry. Unbelievable!
phred out!