tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post852126834162772628..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: This Is What They Admit ToDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89854225929690897122015-12-08T05:11:05.913-08:002015-12-08T05:11:05.913-08:00I am strongly opposed to all public-sector unions,...I am strongly opposed to all public-sector unions, because they are fundamentally and inescapably a corrupt relationship between the unions and politicians. In return for union support (which is huge, both in terms of money and in boots on the ground during campaigns), politicians give the unions what they want. The taxpayers are stuck with the bills, even though they have no seat at the table, since politicians can't get elected without union support. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-54773346220998732482015-12-06T18:43:02.377-08:002015-12-06T18:43:02.377-08:00I support voluntary union membership; that way, un...I support voluntary union membership; that way, unions have a stake in actually representing the will of their members. In so-called fair share states like California, the union is <i>entitled</i> to my money as a condition of my employment. They have no reason to care at all what <i>I</i> want.<br /><br />That must change.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-91298342638942837052015-12-06T06:49:04.002-08:002015-12-06T06:49:04.002-08:00VT agency fee is roughly 85% of the Active member ...VT agency fee is roughly 85% of the Active member fee. I support the idea of a Union, but its political action rankles.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.com