1. When WI did similar, union membership dropped by something like half. IL has mandatory teacher union membership. 50% of school funding goes to pensions. Chicago (a union stronghold) has dozens of schools w/ 0% competency in math and reading. The plandemic shuddowns, completely endorsed by the unions (even though they’ve tried to backtrack and blame Republicans), have devastated our kids’ learning.

   F&ck the unions.

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   1. I lived in Illinois for about a decade. In all seriousness, part of my decision to leave was based on seeing the direction the public sector employee obligations (teacher and police pensions, etc.) and state debt were headed.

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2. Unions: an idea so good membership has to be mandatory.
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   Freedom of association also means the freedom to choose to not associate.

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