Is it over for the unions?

[joeydb]

Is the Wisconsin situation the beginning of the end for big labor?

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Is the Wisconsin situation the beginning of the end for big labor?

you need to borrow charlie's time machine if you want to ask about the beginning of the end. unions have been losing members and influence for the last 40 years.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

you need to borrow charlie's time machine if you want to ask about the beginning of the end. unions have been losing members and influence for the last 40 years.

If I can borrow the time machine, I'm stopping off in 2005 and putting a couple of Giacomo-Closing Argument-Afleet Alex-Don't Get Mad superfecta ticktets in on the Derby.

[Riot]

February 2011: "Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s efforts to bust unions in his state are backfiring. Not only is public opinion against Walker, his actions are galvanizing Wisconsin workers. Last week, in defiance of Governor Walker, faculty at UW-La Crosse voted overwhelmingly (249-37) in favor of joining the American Federation of Teachers."

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Riot

February 2011: "Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s efforts to bust unions in his state are backfiring. Not only is public opinion against Walker, his actions are galvanizing Wisconsin workers. Last week, in defiance of Governor Walker, faculty at UW-La Crosse voted overwhelmingly (249-37) in favor of joining the American Federation of Teachers."

that'll get him!

[Riot]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

that'll get him!

What will "get him" appears to be lying to his constituents repeatedly and flagrantly.

There is a more overarching theme, however, and that is that Walker appears to be singlehandedly turning Wisconsin back to true solid blue before the 2012 election (athough there is discussion Fitzgerald went off on his own, frustrated with Walker)

I'm a bit surprised GOP at the federal level haven't stepped in to calm him down and save the PR for the party. The rest of the GOP governors abandoned Walker publicly a couple weeks ago. Christie notably backpedaled furiously on his union busting. Indiana went ahead, and there are massive protests there, and in Ohio, which have escaped the attention of our superficial media.

It's all about 2012 Congressional and Senate control.

[Princess Doreen]

Private unions have been losing membership over the years and have decreased in strength because too many companies have gone out of business as a result of union demands.

The public unions have been gaining in strength because the government ain't going to go out of business. But, now that the taxpayer is paying the bill, that might all change.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by joeydb

If I can borrow the time machine, I'm stopping off in 2005 and putting a couple of Giacomo-Closing Argument-Afleet Alex-Don't Get Mad superfecta ticktets in on the Derby.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

you need to borrow charlie's time machine if you want to ask about the beginning of the end. unions have been losing members and influence for the last 40 years.

what he said