[mmercier]

>> It seems logical the Teamsters would be among the first to notice that they'd hitched their wagon to a stump

Not so. The carpenters left years ago. I saw this split coming before it came, when a leftist came to speak to a group about organizing, and ended up in a rant about the need for more gun control.

She left in tears, as we are not always the nicest of people when challenged about core beliefs.

AFL-CIO will end up ground down to AFCME and other public employee unions in the end.

[tacticalogic]

Well, in my own defense I did say among the first. I'm surprised it took this long.