Unions Delusional - Madison, Democrats Attempt to Block Union Bill, Socialists on Losing the Unions, UAW Targets Bank of America

As the nation finds public sector workers, and public unions more unpalatable, (*Gallup survey of confidence in institutions 2010 where organized labor and public schools were well under 50% in public confidence, somewhere near the Congress which hit bottom under the guidance of Nancy Pelosi (D-CA8), with recent 2011 events in Wisconsin, polls of conflicting nature are being released by news organizations and pollsters USA today claims a small majority (47 to 42%) support public employee unions, while a Rasmussen poll suggests the opposite: Those on the ground in Wisconsin would prefer to have a direct hand in voting on any public employee benefits or pay hikes. ,
First the Republican Govenor, in an attempt to improve the budget chances for the state of Wisconsin, asked for pay and benefit concessions from public workers, which were accepted, however, he went a step further, actually signing into law a bill limiting collective bargaining and allowing teachers and other public workers to opt out of the unions. Meanwhile, the Democrats who were elected fled the state in order to halt a vote on original budget bill to which the union bill was attached – only to find the Govenor, losing patience with the vacationing Democrats, found another constitution away to move forward and save the state of Wisconsin (and some of those teachers and public employees) some extra cash.

Now, the Democrats in Wisconsin are going to court to protect their unions in a never ending question to the holy union dues, which for the most part, fund the Democrat Party. The AP via Breitbart: Apparently, a court in Wisconsin is now being asked to “offer clarity” on whether or not the Govenor and Legislature has the ability to place this law governing unions on the books. Somehow, one gets the impression that this will head to the Supreme Court eventually and that may not be what the unions bargained for at all. The problem here is simple, the Unions lost a foothold in Wisconsin, they still have the right to exist, have limited collective bargaining rights, but rights none the less, employees have the ability o join or not join, if they find the union attractive, and it’s a matter of individual choice, given to the state workers of Wisconsin, based on a State Government, by the Govenor and the State Legislature.

Regardless of which high profile politico (from Obama to name a Democrat) has stuck their two cents in against the “evil Republicans” (of course “evil “is only implied in most news reports on the subject).

However, the Socialists who are behind the unions are a bit miffed at the union leadership for letting the situation get to this point, and their total lack of leadership. Apparently, they were seeking the brutal anarchy of the 1920’s Red Communist Union Scares in Chicago, and instead, got well, protestors of less than passionate nature. From socialist worker.org comes the article “Labor Movement After Wisconsin” Which in essence bemoans the fact that the movement is losing, and places blame: “Yet the official leaders of labor movement show no sign of leading a real fight.” (Source:socialistworker.org).

Is it really any wonder that the American Public has a bad taste in general for the shenanigans of organized labor? When cities such as Detroit, which features not only a fleeing population, but a high unemployment rate, and the UAW, those sitting there suffering, must get a real thrill when the UAW storms into a Bank of American Branch and shuts it down for over half an hour Apparently, according to the Lansing State Journal, the Union was protesting the bank for making money, and not paying taxes, which was erroneous, while, this bank had repaid all Tarp Loans, and the union, with three days convention on its hands, probably had no other industries to target, as they are all – gone.

Public Employee Unions, alienating one tax payer at a time.