State Workers Can keep Their Unions. What's The Problem?

Unions fight back against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's proposed bargaining rights changes | postcrescent.com | Appleton Post Crescent:


Workers battle budget repair proposal
BY SCOTT BAUER • ASSOCIATED PRESS • FEBRUARY 15, 2011

MADISON — Labor leaders said Monday that Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to end collective bargaining rights for the vast majority of public employees amounted to a declaration of war on unions."

I don't understand something. The state employees can keep their unions. Nobody is taking their unions and the union leaders away from the rank and file. They can keep paying their union dues and can keep paying their union leaders the 100's of thousands of dollars they receive.  


They just have to vote once a year to keep themselves in their protective union. What ere theyafraid of? Are the leaders afraid the rank and file will want to keep their dues and dump the unions? 


This from WQOW.

Total wage increases could not exceed a cap based on the consumer price index (CPI) unless approved by referendum. Contracts would be limited to one year and wages would be frozen until the new contract is settled. Collective bargaining units are required to take annual votes to maintain certification as a union. Employers would be prohibited from collecting union dues and members of collective bargaining units would not be required to pay dues. These changes take effect upon the expiration of existing contracts.
 

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