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Old 02-24-2011, 03:52 AM   #45 (permalink)
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Except that these days, union "rights" are closer to legalized extortion. I think we need to get back to a middle ground: if people want to join unions, that's fine; if other people want to work without having to join a union (or support its political activities), then that should be fine too.
Gov. Walker & the Republican legislative majority in Wisconsin want to strip union rights from all state employees. Just how balanced and middle ground is a complete lack of unions? It leaves all state employees in Wisconsin unable to bargain collectively. This is wacko mega government control stripping workers' rights away, and you're complaining about UNION extortion?
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