Doesn't this sound entirely ... reasonable? Don't let the unions fool you -- all they want is power and control -- same as Big Government, same as Big Business. The union leaders do not care about those within their ranks. They care only about the money of those within their ranks. That's why they eschew reforms that would save jobs in favor of holding out for completely unrealistic (and greedy) concessions when they know those concessions will result in massive layoffs.
Why should union dues be automatically deducted from workers' paychecks? If they want to join the union and direct some of their salary to the union, then by all means -- do it. But for those who do not wish to join the union, that deduction is stealing. The workers should be thanking Ohio and Wisconsin for ending this thievery and freeing them from their union masters. Unfortunately, people aren't that bright -- their ignorance and/or Stockholm syndrome is especially troubling in Wisconsin where the protesters are teachers. We'd like to think teachers are smarter than that, but hey -- teachers are people, too. And if I've learned anything in my life, it's that people are stupid.
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