wow. hyperbole much?

[netmouse]

Just got an email from the democratic party about the primary election. At the bottom they have this to say:

BEWARE OF "RIGHT TO WORK" PETITION
At your polling site you may be asked to sign a petition to put Right to Work legislation on the november ballot.
Right to Work means Right to Work for Less. This legislation would:
Reduce wages and benefits
Weaken labor unions
Destroy the middle class
Please do not sign these petitions. This is an attempt by Corporations and out-of-state millionaires to further weaken Michigan's economy.

(emphasis mine)

this article reports that, "According to the U.S. government, poverty rates are 16 percent higher in right-to-work states. Due to poverty rates, these states have the worst infant mortality rates in the nation. Personal bankruptcies are also higher in right-to-work states."

That's not destroying the middle class, that's hurting the lower classes. at best the lower middle class...

Anyway, I'm not supporting or opposing the "Right to work" movement (here's another article against it) but I'm tired of people trying to play with my fear. I'm not afraid, people. Not more than is reasonable anyway.

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[mjwise.livejournal.com]

The most experience I have with RTW issues is that my sister was forced to join the teachers' union at the jr./sr. school she teaches at in Indiana (not a RTW state). The dues are a not-insignificant sum (hundreds a year 6 or 7 years back, may be more now) and from what she told me, the leaders were pretty much the loudmouthed malcontents that frankly didn't care too much about teaching. Plus she is risking losing her job due to lack of popularity of art classes and budget cuts (she's the only jr/sr art teacher, for, oh, 30 miles at least) and the union has been basically no help at all. She's had to resort to personally campaigning the school board to save her job (and may yet be successful). So you could probably count her in the RTW column.