Fewer than 15 percent of California workers were members of a union in 2018, the lowest union membership rate in at least 35 years, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.My goal was never to destroy unions, it was not to be compelled to pay them.
About 14.7 percent of the state’s workers belong to a union in 2018, down from 15.5 percent in 2017. The number of California union members fell by about 85,000 from 2017 to 2018, even as the state added more than 300,000 new workers.
California union membership has dropped by almost 4 percentage points in the past decade, and by about 7 percentage points since 1983...
Largely due to the strong presence of public sector unions, California remains among the 10 states with the highest proportion of workers who are members of unions.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Post-Janus Union Membership in California
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In theory, I don't have a problem with unions. In reality is where I have a problem with them. If they didn't toe the Democrat Party line 99% of the time and focused on basic things like pay, working conditions, and class size, I wouldn't have an issue with them.
They need to stop focusing on political things like Restorative Justice and helping out people who are here illegally, and focus on the things 90+% of the teachers care about like classroom behavior, more supplies, and better testing.
When paying them was compulsory, my objection was the same as yours, that unions should focus solely on pay, benefits, and working conditions. Now that everyone is a volunteer, the unions can focus on whatever they want.
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