Posted on 02/19/2011 3:31:03 AM PST by Scanian
I was shocked when I saw this number. The gravy train is really over for public employee unions. Citizens are sick to death of their strikes, threats of strikes, whining, caterwauling, and incompetence.
It wouldn't be this bad probably, if government, at any level, worked. But Americans look at the cluster fark that government has become and wonder why we are paying these bozos so much?
Politico:
"A new poll from the Washington-based Clarus Group asked: Do you think government employees should be represented by labor unions that bargain for higher pay, benefits and pensions ... or do you think government employees should not be represented by labor unions?
A full 64% of the respondents said 'no.'
That includes 42% of Democrats, and an overwhelming majority of Republicans. Only 49% of Democrats think public workers should be in unions at all.
That's on the fundamental right to organize, before you get to wages and benefits. And that puts Scott Walker in a pretty good political place."
The poll was conducted using 1001 registered voters.
A huge backlash against what's happening in Wisconsin is building. It's Obamacare all over again only this time, it's even worse. Obama has publicly sided with the bad guys and Democrats are being seen as the party standing in the way of getting our fiscal house in order at the federal and state level.
Let's hope Democrats continue to have a death wish on this issue.
The ugly “rent-a-mob” picketers with their hateful signs are the worst PR the public serpents union movement can have. If I were a teacher, lying that I was on sick leave, I would expect to be fired by the taxpayers in my school district for being part of this Leftist mob.
There was a time when unions might have been a positive influence. That time has mostly come and gone. If union members realized the big picture of how their dues were being used...they’d likely quit and laugh over how stupid membership was in the first place.
Among my previous functions was being a shift supervisor in a chemical plant who had the joy of having to cross picket lines to work through a couple strikes...trust me, the working class population absolutely EATS UP the stuff that people like Richard Trumka serves up. As for the NEA and government worrkers, I’m not sure yet...I think 64% opposition is probably a little high and if the economy and government fiscal situations were better, the “regular folks” would line up much more behind the unions.
“Workers struggling for their rights,” yadda yadda...all the usual clichés would apply.
Any teacher not at work Monday should be fired. The teacher’s death should be the only excuse.
“There was a time when unions might have been a positive influence.”
Yes, in the 1930s when union organizers were beaten up by Henry Ford’s hired goons.
In more recent times, unions have become parasites that sucked our auto industry dry (along with some boneheaded management decisions at GM and whatnot)
My favorite sign said...”Self-employed support unions!” Yeah...right...not in a million years!
In today's litigious, Youtube society, employers are not abusing employees in the manner the unions fought in the early 1900's - they would be exposed, videotaped, recorded and sued in less than a minute if they were. The unions serve themselves and are nothing but an extension of the democrat party. It's nothing but a big slushfund anymore.
Must be a one-man band.
It seems that the problem with unions is that their primary weapon is the organized mob (this is identical to Obama's goal via community organizing).
Once the mob is formed, the only real defense against it is for the opposition to move its operation or form an opposing mob of concerned citizens.
By their very nature, unions are thuggish and bullying. We can see this influence so clearly in all Obama's actions. With Obama in charge, we have entered the era of mob attack.
It seeks to enforce the decision handed down in the Communication Workers of America vs. Beck case in which the member won the right to not be forced to contribute unwillingly to these political games. If more and more union members would start hitting the unions for their refunds, they would have a huge impact quickly. UnionRefund.org actually does the calculations and mails the letter of demand to the union for you - FREE of charge.
You and me, that's who.
Someone rolled the rock over because of the hard times. At the same time America's "regular folks" have found their voice through the TEA parties, and aren't going to STFU any time soon.
”Self-employed support unions!”
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Oxymoron of the century!!!
In his case, "self-employed" probably means he opens his own envelope when the welfare check comes.
In my younger days I was at union representative and I’ll say this government unions cannot strike that’s the one thing they cannot do it’s illegal.
Just basing it on personal experience. Maybe a little dated but I’ve seen how effective class warfare rhetoric is on the tongues of union propagandists.
By “regular folks” I was specifically referring to people who work for wages. They love the “soak the rich” BS, which is why the GOP can’t crack a lot of the blue states politically. “Fat cats” and all that-—it’s what keeps the Obamanoids and their union allies going.
I hope you’re right and I’m wrong but I still recall the property damage, rocks being thrown, and “company” this and “company” that slurs that I had to put up with during the strikes I had to help break as a boss. It is a freaking sporting event for a lot of them, for crying out loud! Look atthe fun they are having in Madison now. If unemployment and taxes weren’t so high a lot more people would join in.
So is keying cars, slashing tires, throwing rocks, etc. but it happens and it is tolerated because of the nature of labor-management relations in this country.
That doesn’t apply to all levels and types of Govt. workers.
Very interesting site you brought up!
http://www.unionrefund.org/index.asp
Not many people have used it - according to the site - do you know how long it’s been in existence? It doesn’t go into much detail on the site.
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