joether
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ORIGINAL: servantforuse The Walker administration has stopped collecting union dues from state employees. I have to wonder how many of these employees will still be 'pro union' when they start receiving larger paychecks ? How many, if any will voluntary pay money to the union ? This doesnt even make rational sense! The Union dues are collected from the individual's total compensation package (i.e. salary and benefits). The moment the goverment hands money to an individual Union member, its THEIR MONEY, not taxpayer money any further. According to that person's employment contract, a portion of that money is given to the Union. So, if Mr. Walker is witholding Union dues, he would be in effect, stealing from Union members, money that is no longer his to decide on (because it has already been given to the employee). From what I understand of Wisconsin politics, I'm led to believe folks in Unions are even more motivated to give funds to the Unions that represent them to the state goverment. Since, removing collective bargaining, would remove many of the protections US Citizens rely on. They stand to lose considerably more ground by allowing someone that clearly doesnt represent their wishs, run operations.
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