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I am willing to bet that I have a lot more union years under my belt, with a lot more involvement in unions than you. That being said, look at your union local as a small community, state or nation.
You say union members are sheep, but what is the difference between a local union shop's elections, and the entire country having an election? It is all relative.
I remember when I was running as VP on a slate to overturn the existing union leadership. I told an observer from the national that if we got a 50% turnout, I knew we would win.
He laughed and said, "the only way you will get 50 % of the membership to vote is if if is regarding a dues increase."
You leadership will do what the membership tells them, but if they are too lazy to go to meetings, or to vote, the leadership must presume that the members are happy/content.
Again, if union members were in favor of this law it would have passed.
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