tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36623192.post6415579171221188830..comments2023-09-25T05:59:04.926-07:00Comments on Michael Patrick Leahy: What Wisconsin Democrats Forget: Collective Bargaining Violates the Rights of Teachers Who Don't Want to Join the UnionMichael Patrick Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02682711779511069175noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36623192.post-30415663004929552852011-02-22T20:36:29.012-08:002011-02-22T20:36:29.012-08:00This has always been my biggest problem with union...This has always been my biggest problem with unions. Hubby is law enforcement and he was talking to me a few months ago about union talk amongst the department. He doesn't like unions and doesn't want to be in one. He wouldn't have a choice really. That's sad and scary to think that you don't have a say-so in what YOU want and whether or not YOU want to be a part of something. Same for teachers here. You can choose not to be a part of a union, but if you decide you don't want to be, they still get your money. You have to pay to opt out! How is that even legal???<br /><br />My dad was a coal miner for the biggest part of his adult life. He was a union man. I'm very familiar with unions. I've seen the good and I've seen the bad...and I've also seen the greedy. Unions 100 years ago were fighting for rights, now it's greed. And they bully people into doing what they want and damn the consequences. That's not what it's supposed to be about.Dizzy Girlhttp://www.twitter.com/dizzygirlnoreply@blogger.com