Madison teachers vote overwhelmingly to recertify union

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Twin Cities

By Doug Erickson

Madison teachers have voted overwhelmingly to retain their union.

Of the 2,838 Madison School District teachers eligible to vote, 86 percent cast a ballot to recertify the Madison Teachers Inc. union, according to the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, the state agency responsible for administering collective bargaining laws. The 20-day voting period ended at noon Tuesday.

Eligible voters who do not vote are counted the same as those who vote no. Of the 2,484 teachers who cast a ballot, 2,447 voted for the union and 37 voted against, for a 99 percent support rate.

"It speaks loud and clear that they value the union and what it's done for them over the years and what it continues to do," said John Matthews, an MTI executive.

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_29162394/madison-teachers-vote-overwhelmingly-recertify-union

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Scott Walker's union busting law failed again!

[mtasselin]

1. Good

Congratulations to the Madison school teachers, it will take time, but the people of Wisconsin will undue the mess he has created. Beware though because he he still going to do the bidding of the koch brothers.

[wolfie001]

2. Rammit Walker!!!

I hope this ray of hope pissed off that mo' fucker!!!!

[47of74]

4. Yeah, I hope this ruins Wanker's Thanksgiving

Fuck you, Wanker.

[wolfie001]

5. LOL! Governor Wanker!!!

Fits like a glove! Thanks

[mountain grammy]

3. Eligible voters who don't vote are counted as a "no" vote.

Same with union elections here in Colorado, and here it's skewed even more by requiring a super majority. This is a great result!

[ProfessorGAC]

6. 86% Is Enormous, Considering "No" Is The Default

I think it's easy to believe that some people who MAY have voted yes were sick, or otherwise prevented from casting a ballot. All of those count as "noes"
To still hit 86% is beyond overwhelming.

[Scuba]

7. This is great, if expected, news. What it is NOT is ...

... evidence that Scott Walker's union busting law failed.



Act 10 in Wisconsin has greatly undermined union membership and political power, which is exactly what Walker's masters wanted.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-wisconsin-walkers-anti-union-law-has-crippled-labor-movement/2015/02/22/1eb3ef82-b6f1-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2_story.html

The anti-union law passed here four years ago, which made Gov. Scott Walker a national Republican star and a possible presidential candidate, has turned out to be even more transformative than many had predicted.

Walker had vowed that union power would shrink, workers would be judged on their merits, and local governments would save money. Unions had warned that workers would lose benefits and be forced to take on second jobs or find new careers.

Many of those changes came to pass, but the once-thriving ­public-sector unions were not just shrunken — they were crippled.

...

The state branch of the National Education Association, once 100,000 strong, has seen its membership drop by a third. The American Federation of Teachers, which organized in the college system, saw a 50 percent decline. The 70,000-person membership in the state employees union has fallen by 70 percent.

[turbinetree]

8. Now Walker has a big problem......................................

and when these teachers resubmit the cards and it goes to the NLRB , the American public is going to watch the twisting of a right to work for less hypocrite and his allies twisting in the wind


Good on those teachers-----------------they now need our support more than ever---------------that is how a 50+1 majority votes



(2447 teachers)



Honk-------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[friendly_iconoclast]

9. Up yours, Walker!

[GOLGO 13]

10. Union Powah!

We can not be defeated against all evil doers.