Gov. Walker took on the union, told it like it is, and exposed the union for the monopoly it has become. Their lobbying influence with Congress, one-dimensional tactics, and aggressiveness has finally hit a speed bump. For this the CEA demonizes the governor? The governor can come to dinner at my house anytime.
He's my lighthouse. He exposes public employee unionism for the parasite it is. It's too bad we in Connecticut don't have politicians in Hartford with guts enough to take on the CEA.
Why attack the governor? He sets a precedent by diminishing a worker's need to become a union member. This makes him what the CEA calls a divider.
What's the union's problem? Members! Nationally it's only 11.3 percent of the labor force. The private sector is only 6.6 percent
The last time membership was this low was in the 1930s. In 1950, unionized labor was 33 percent. In 1983 it was 20 percent. Today unionized labor is around 10 percent.
I talked to a teacher who told me she has annual dues of $743. Approximately 150,000 teachers pay dues. That totals up to $111,450,000. Who's accounting for it?
I have questions for these dues-paying union members.
Where did it go?
How was it spent?
How much stayed in Connecticut?
How much was utilized out of state to get a pro-union candidate elected?
When was the last time you received a detailed financial report?
Why do you have to join the union to teach in this state?
To put the unionized public sector in focus, I suggest you study contracts. In education it's administration, certified and classified.
Now compare this against contracts your husband or wife live with.
I've come to the conclusion we have three recognized branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. A fourth consists of unions/lobbyist, and the executive and legislative branches don't seem to mind it at all!
If you're a conservative or moderate, put on your hard hat because of voter apathy, complacency and misinformed.