Comments on: 54% of WI AFSCME employees voted with their feet in 2011. #wirecall http://moelane.com/2012/05/31/54-of-wi-afscme-employees-voted-with-their-feet-in-2011-wirecall/ I am an evil giraffe. Until then, will stick to patter songs. Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Murgatroyd http://moelane.com/2012/05/31/54-of-wi-afscme-employees-voted-with-their-feet-in-2011-wirecall/comment-page-1/#comment-189434 Murgatroyd Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:41:28 +0000 http://moelane.com/?p=39040#comment-189434 The banner ad at the top of your page was “STOP SCOTT WALKER!” … so I clicked on it, hoping to cost them some money and perhaps put a few pennies in your pocket. They wanted me to fill out a contact form and donate to the Barrett’s campaign — but the form was broken and wouldn’t accept any inputs. Darn!

My heart, it bleeds for them. FORWARD!

]]> By: Mikey NTH http://moelane.com/2012/05/31/54-of-wi-afscme-employees-voted-with-their-feet-in-2011-wirecall/comment-page-1/#comment-189400 Mikey NTH Thu, 31 May 2012 18:23:22 +0000 http://moelane.com/?p=39040#comment-189400 The unions were willing to have the less senior members laid off so that the most senior members didn’t have to contribute to the health care and pension funds. Why would anyone be surprised that a whole lot of union members would leave? It I had been one of the less senior members – or a senior member with family members who were less senior – then I would be ticked to no end and would, with much joy, walk as far away and as fast as soon as I got the chance.

]]> By: jeff http://moelane.com/2012/05/31/54-of-wi-afscme-employees-voted-with-their-feet-in-2011-wirecall/comment-page-1/#comment-189394 jeff Thu, 31 May 2012 18:07:07 +0000 http://moelane.com/?p=39040#comment-189394 I think you meant UNAMBIGUOUS support of Right to Work.

]]> By: Kresh http://moelane.com/2012/05/31/54-of-wi-afscme-employees-voted-with-their-feet-in-2011-wirecall/comment-page-1/#comment-189390 Kresh Thu, 31 May 2012 17:41:05 +0000 http://moelane.com/?p=39040#comment-189390 Oops. Looks like one of the money machines for the Democrats has been hobbled.

Darn shame.

]]> By: countrydoc http://moelane.com/2012/05/31/54-of-wi-afscme-employees-voted-with-their-feet-in-2011-wirecall/comment-page-1/#comment-189384 countrydoc Thu, 31 May 2012 16:40:44 +0000 http://moelane.com/?p=39040#comment-189384 “A spokesman for Afscme declined to comment.”

It is this sentence that I treasure most of all.

]]> By: A Tale of Two Tales | The Fellowship of the Perpetually Aggrieved http://moelane.com/2012/05/31/54-of-wi-afscme-employees-voted-with-their-feet-in-2011-wirecall/comment-page-1/#comment-189374 A Tale of Two Tales | The Fellowship of the Perpetually Aggrieved Thu, 31 May 2012 16:07:06 +0000 http://moelane.com/?p=39040#comment-189374 [...] when one is no longer forced to give their money to an organization, is it no surprise that that group’s membership drops dramatically?  This is the real reason the teachers’ unions fought so hard against Wisconsin Governor [...]

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