The unions not only spent everything they had and everything they could borrow on this election, but they've already issued a special "assessment" on their members for additional funds. Several teachers have filed lawsuits throughout the state challenging these "assessments" as well as challenging the present opt-out process. The union can huff and puff all it wants about its unlimited membership and unlimited funds, but only the universe is infinite. Union funds and, hopefully, union members' patience with this dogfight between the gov. and the union bosses, may not be infinite.
That’s just one tool they have at their disposal.
Several teachers have filed lawsuits throughout the state challenging these "assessments" as well as challenging the present opt-out process. The union can huff and puff all it wants about its unlimited membership and unlimited funds, but only the universe is infinite.
Labor unions have been given wide latitude WRT state/fed labor law and the courts to do just about *anything* they want/need to in order to advance the “cause” of organized labor. Believe it or not.
I have no experience with public employee unions. Just what I’ve read about. Most of IBEW, IBT, Operating Engineers, etc are private employee unions. In a closed shop state you usually (always?) have to be a member of a particular local – in good standing – in order to fill a position.
That’s where the next shoe drops. You start filing lawsuits or getting adamant with them and they can fine you, suspend you, or expel you from the membership. If you’re not in “good standing” you’re SOL and they’re given (at least historically have been) wide latitude in managing their internal membership affairs too.
Yes, unions have been given power that far exceeds their value or importance. But that’s what you’re going to have to deal with and they have a captive audience WRT money for political activism. Gotta understand that going in or you're going to get rolled like Schwarzenegger is now. IMO, of course.
Right, have another bunch of propositions for them to financially fight in both 2006 and 2008.
I want them to get brown spots in their shorts thinking of all the defense and money they will have to spend to try and defend this.
Keep in mind that 38 years ago, Reagan also lost a similar fight to the unions and he did well later.
In a special election like this, it totally favored the government employee unions. Few regular people voted and most all of the union ones did vote and also probably got assessed a pretty penny out of their checks for the 20% of a billion they spent on this one off year election.
The fight is on, and Arnold has to come out fighting almost daily to combat the commercials and false slander from the left side of the isle.
They know darn well that Arnold is dangerous for them and they want him out.
Well, we want them out more, propositions are cheap to get on the ballot compared to what Democrats had to spend so "Let's Roll"!