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Research how many states have pushed hard to break up unions of nearly every type. Wisconsin's governor made the news repeatedly pulling through "right to work
by zentiggr 7y ago
Research how many states have pushed hard to break up unions of nearly every type. Wisconsin's governor made the news repeatedly pulling through "right to work" laws (I don't know details but I was shocked at how little pushback I heard about at all).
Here in IL and IA we've been "right to work" for a good while. Most purposefully misleading euphemism ever.
I'd vote for anyone who had a reasonable shot at forcing those laws to be rescinded and basic worker termination protection restored.
- komali2 7y ago> Wisconsin's governor made the news repeatedly pulling through "right to work" laws (I don't know details but I was shocked at how little pushback I heard about at all). Wisconsinite here: We really love to screw ourselves over. It's our state pastime. Scott Walker went to blue collar neighborhoods and said "I'm going to take away your right to organized negotiation!" and we said "Yes, I LOVE that!" We put his signs in our yards. Then as a joke we voted to remove, and then changed our minds. When our some of our legislatures refused to go to work because some silly people stood outside the capital with signs, we decided to unelect the ones that stayed in the capital throughout the protests, and reward the ones that left the state entirely. We just love it :)
- mythrwy 7y agoThere's another side to that argument ("the right to make it damn hard to get hired") but maybe this thread isn't the place for meta social/political discussions. The immediate problem needs the best fix possible and I do have to say the response from the federal government so far has been underwhelming at best.