Wisconsin’s right-to-work law was declared unconstitutional by Dane County Circuit Judge William Foust. The ruling essentially says that allowing workers to not to pay dues is the same as the state taking union property.
The unique reasoning has never been tried before and State Attorney General Brad Schimel is confident it will be reversed on appeal.
The law “doesn’t take anything from the union since it technically doesn’t remove any money currently in their accounts.”
Democrats argue “the law weaken unions by depriving them of the dues from workers who choose not to pay them, resulting in lower wages and fewer employee rights.”
I’d be interested to hear a Democrat explaining that last clause. By definition, forcing non members to pay union fees “lowers wages” for those workers and restricts their “rights.”
It only lowers the union’s Graft and Corruption fund.
Instead of trying to appeal and reverse the decision, why don’t we use it to our advantage against them?
Insane people invert the truth.
I guess I’m of the opinion that workers should *absolutely* be free to opt out but they should immediately forfeit any benefits that come with union membership. If the union sucks so bad, what do they have to lose?
So don’t strike down the whole law, just modify it to make it like the real world — no tickee, no washee.
Unions are fundamentally socialist entities and the “judge” is a socialist apparatchik. The only way to stop socialism is to excise it – root and branch. The “judge” needs to be impeached. If that is not possible, it should be “removed.” The “judge” is a cancer on the body politic – as are unions.
Unions are antithetical to Freedom and Liberty – not the idea that workers should unite to address grievances (and then dissolve that structure) but as permanent, parasitic encumbrances.
The “union” is anachronistic.
As a parasite, a “union” cannot exist without a corporation (the host) but a corporation CAN exist without a “union” (which exemplifies the value of each). Unions are farcical in their insistence on destroying corporations and the lives of their members to expand the wealth and political power of the union “bosses.”
But sheeple will follow any greasy fat waddling slug with a bell …
izlamo delenda est …
Taking Union property? How the fuck does that make even a little bit of sense?
The best thing I ever did for myself was leave the worthless, thieving union and never look back.
Fuck CWA, pile of useless scumbags.
No one is taking away a person’s right to associate with their fellow workers to negotiate with employers.
But it’s wrong to force participation by the taking a portion of an employee’s wages whether a person chooses to associate or not.
If the employer sets a standard for wages and benefits for a position, then the employee has the right to choose to accept or reject the offer whether the individual is a union member or not, or whether the union negotiated the conditions or not.
I’ve seen and have been represented by unions that were more interested in negotiating a deal to sustain the status quo or take a little less rather than fight management and risk current income.
The union leadership becomes an instrument of management rather than the employees all too often.
I never had much use for them. I learned my lesson early in life regarding unions. I only need one boss at a time.
What if I refuse to join (and pay for) a union, and my employer, since he can’t give me the benefit of the union collective bargaining, decides to negotiate with me, and he offers a HIGHER wage and benefit? How does the union feel about that?
Ho72 – you’re assuming that all benefits are derived through union negotiations…I was never a member of a union and yet got periodic raises and bonuses….’splain that…