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<blockquote data-quote="Brown Spider" data-source="post: 1343375" data-attributes="member: 52461"><p>RTW sucks! I'd think that the biggest problem is that we haven't been able to fight back against it and those who are fighting for it have the upper hand. They've also been getting very creative. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker dealt a major blow to the public sector unions when he eliminated the dues check-off provision in their contract. That meant that union reps, whose duties focused on the representation of members, were required to collect those dues. A rep whose weekly schedule may have included numerous grievance hearings, a couple of arbitrations, and perhaps a stewards meeting or two, was now required to collect the dues from maybe 2,000 members. How does that happen?</p><p></p><p>The Democrats that we've supported have done what they could, but it's just not enough. Grassroots efforts have fallen short. Efforts to recall Walker failed. The fight goes on, but we're not winning it! It's time for a new and aggressive strategy, but that has to originate from the top of our union, and I just don't see it happening!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brown Spider, post: 1343375, member: 52461"] RTW sucks! I'd think that the biggest problem is that we haven't been able to fight back against it and those who are fighting for it have the upper hand. They've also been getting very creative. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker dealt a major blow to the public sector unions when he eliminated the dues check-off provision in their contract. That meant that union reps, whose duties focused on the representation of members, were required to collect those dues. A rep whose weekly schedule may have included numerous grievance hearings, a couple of arbitrations, and perhaps a stewards meeting or two, was now required to collect the dues from maybe 2,000 members. How does that happen? The Democrats that we've supported have done what they could, but it's just not enough. Grassroots efforts have fallen short. Efforts to recall Walker failed. The fight goes on, but we're not winning it! It's time for a new and aggressive strategy, but that has to originate from the top of our union, and I just don't see it happening! [/QUOTE]
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