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Omaha Steve

(103,477 posts)
Fri May 15, 2015, 06:05 AM May 2015

Newsweek: The Assault on Unions Is Hurting All Workers




Hundreds of union members gather inside the State Capitol building in Madison, Wisc., February 24, 2015. A hearing into a Republican-led drive made Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state. BRENDAN O'BRIEN/REUTERS


http://www.newsweek.com/assault-unions-hurting-all-workers-331991

Anti-union state and local policymakers in communities across the country are attacking an already weakened labor movement by enacting so-called right-to-work laws that inhibit workers from bargaining for better wages and benefits.

“Right-to-work laws” make it illegal for workers and employers to negotiate a contract that requires everyone who benefits from a union contract to pay their fair share of the costs of administering it.

Wisconsin became the 25th state to enact a right-to-work law this spring. Following on its heels, the Republican-led Missouri legislature enacted a similar law yesterday. And where statewide legislation has previously failed, a new strategy has emerged among anti-union lawmakers. These laws are going local in Kentucky and Illinois, with city and county governments enacting ordinances to create local right-to-work zones.

Numerous studies show that these laws harm all workers—regardless of their union status—without stimulating any additional job creation. Moreover, it is doubtful that the new, local right-to-work zone ordinances are legal.

FULL story at link.
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Newsweek: The Assault on Unions Is Hurting All Workers (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 2015 OP
Well, it's nice that they noticed...... daleanime May 2015 #1
What did the Rude Pundit say about a week ago? calimary May 2015 #3
Yep, this is one of those joshdawg May 2015 #4
Missed that one.... daleanime May 2015 #5
Here: calimary May 2015 #8
Thanks.... daleanime May 2015 #9
Yep, Punx May 2015 #6
Welcome to DU, Punx! calimary May 2015 #7
New Mexico held steady against the onslaught, this time. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #2

daleanime

(17,796 posts)
1. Well, it's nice that they noticed......
Fri May 15, 2015, 06:54 AM
May 2015

file this one under Duh.

Bookmarked for later reading, wondering if Alec is mentioned or not.

joshdawg

(2,714 posts)
4. Yep, this is one of those
Fri May 15, 2015, 08:40 AM
May 2015

"no shit, Sherlock!" moments.
We need unions today, now, more than ever thanks to predators like Walker.

Punx

(457 posts)
6. Yep,
Fri May 15, 2015, 09:22 AM
May 2015

Well Duh!....

That's the whole point! I guess it's nice some more mainstream news has picked it up. Expect it to disappear in 3..2..1 ...and now back to Kim's butt.

calimary

(84,347 posts)
7. Welcome to DU, Punx!
Fri May 15, 2015, 09:40 AM
May 2015

I hate to break it to all those teabaggers who whine and yowl at the town hall meetings "I Want MY AMERICA BAAACK!!!!"

Well the America you want back is probably the Beaver Cleaver-era America, of the 50s. When Dad could be the only member of the family who had to go out to work every day to support that family. When his single paycheck could support a family of four in a nice house in the suburbs and Mom could stay home and run the vacuum and make cookies in her nice housedress and pearl necklace til the kids came home from school. She didn't really need to go out and get a job because that one single paycheck was enough to cover everything they needed. That was back in the era of STRONG UNIONS. UNIONS made that single decent pay check with benefits and pension possible. UNIONS. UNIONS made it possible for one breadwinner per family to be able to support that family singlehandedly. And look forward to a fairly comfortable secure future because the UNION had a pension plan, too. UNIONS made that lifestyle possible. Made that nice neighborhood possible. Made that nice community possible.

DAMMIT!!! Nobody connects the dots anymore!!!

Gee, teabaggers, I bet you didn't realize you were such strong UNION supporters, did you!?!

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