Right To Work States Compared With 2008 Presidential Election Results
This is why the unions so want to end secret ballots ("Card Check").
It's also why the "exit polls" (a ridiculous term that makes them sound far more official than the media stunts they actually are) were so wrong. Who's going to publicly state that they voted against the unions when gangs of union thugs are standing around listening to every word?
“I thought all union members were thugs.”
IMO, it may be the folks who resented union dues deducted from their pay checks.
In a forced union state you’re going to get a sizable number of conservative leaning union members. In Michigan, the Union Conservatives openly support right to work legislation and have even testified against union political fundraising on capitol hill.
http://www.unionconservatives.com/
I suspect that nearly every Michigan FReeper has been a union member at some point. I was AFL-CIO myself and hated it.
Union membership, by and large, are not thugs. But when the membership in the union becomes mandatory, as it was with many state and local government offices throughout Wisconsin, then the thugs get into control, and use the fear and intimidation tactics to keep the membership in line. The rare instances when an internal reform candidate attempts to challenge the established thugs, bad things happen to him, his family, and his reputation, and the unfortunate one is chased from what should have been a secure position. Not by management, but by supposed peers.
Truly a Wild West situation, where the toughest outlaw of all was made sheriff, to keep the other thugs in line, but also resist any attempts at reform by the non-thug populace.
Quite simple...public employees should have no better benefits and perks than those of their employers , We the People.
It was positively annoying reading all of the “Unions are busing in members to cast fake votes” conspiracy posts yesterday.
People on our side still fear those goons and act like they are these supermen that can sway election! They are just loud-mouth apes, people!
“Voters in Wisconsin also give President Obama the edge on improving the economy “
Say what?
What a total surprise! I am totally amazed. Indeed, I am flabbergasted! In fact, I cannot remember a time when my flabber has ever been more gasted!
This idiot actually gets paid to write drivel like this?
Dang... 71% of Wisconsin union members are marxists... lots of work left to do.
LLS
Further proof that Obama has lost the private sector union vote.
First, Obama has demonstrated, again, that he is a failed leader because he would not come to Wisconsin.
Second, Obama’s stimulus, for “shovel-ready” jobs for unions, ended up going to public-sector unions while private-sector unions got few projects.
Lastly, Obama’s economy has been abysmal for private-sector unions with their membership declining even further.
Any private-sector union that backs Obama after this debacle risks a revolt from its membership.
Walker promised to create 250,000 private-sector jobs in Wisconsin by 2015. According to an April analysis by Politifact, 5,900 jobs have been created since Walker took office. Still, 54 percent of those who voted in the recall election approved of how Walker has handled job creation, while 45 percent disapproved.
What are the democrats screeching about. He still has three years to accomplish that feat.
Looks as if it's going to take a bit longer until these folks see the reality of obama. They are still buying the HOPE thing.
Point well taken and correct. Myself a 7 year Teamster, in a bad a** local. At least half held to "conservative" values, some even further right.
Of course that made us a contradiction in our circle of conservative acquaintances. Left a bitter taste in my Father's mouth.
Have no doubt will leave a bitter taste in some readers here
Fox says union households went for Walker by 38%.
Right To Work States Compared With 2008 Presidential Election Results