Originally Posted by
ghettopalmetto
The point you raise, bailey, is a non-issue in the 23 states that have "Right to Work" laws. Unions, however, will argue that even non-union members benefit from union presence in a shop, and should thus be required to pay dues for receipt of those benefits.
What I *do* have a problem with, is when the Governor publicly declares that she is "going to work on behalf of Boeing to keep the unions out". And then appoints a lawyer with a history of union busting to head the state Department of Labor. Do you think either of these officials gives a rats ass about the people of this state who only want decent wages and safe working conditions in exchange for the millions of tax dollars they've fed to this particular corporation? We're being asked to dig our own graves before being summarily executed.
As a large corporation, Boeing already has tremendous power. The citizens of this state don't need two powerful behemoths working against them, especially when one of those two is [[in theory) supposed to represent their interests. Gov. Tea Party has made it clear that our state government exists primarily for the benefit of wealthy corporations, and that the people are only here to feed our tax dollars upward to out-of-state corporate boardrooms.