I choose to stand together
I choose to Stand Alone
and suffer from the consequences of the attacks
on our wages, our benefits and public services by organizations
like the Freedom Foundation.
- Americans for Prosperity states simply: “The federal
government has already provided an unprecedented level of
assistance to state and local governments. More federal bailouts
of state and local governments should be rejected.”
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watch my average pay go
down.
- Workers in “Right-to-Work” states make $6,109 less per
year than their counterparts in collective bargaining
states. State workers in Wisconsin have not been allowed
to negotiate a salary increase of more than 2% total for the
last seven years.
- see our political power weaken so I don’t have a union to
fight legislation that cuts my benefits.
- Members in Wisconsin saw an immediate 24% cutback to
their benefits with the passage of anti-union legislation in
2010. Workers in Wisconsin have lost the right to
negotiate over benefits, retirement, and working conditions.
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Without a union:
- Employers act unchecked, lowering wages and cutting
benefits
- State legislatures are free to pass laws that shift costs
to working people, erode voting rights, and exempt
corporations from paying their fair share.
