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In reply to the discussion: If the Union Members are going to not support themselves then why should I continue to support them? [View all]AllyCat
(18,692 posts)Just because a group of people within another group vote or do something you don't like, your plan is going to not support those of us who were out there busting our tails to make change?
To answer your question (I assume that was your point...to ask a question, riiiiighhhttt??? Not spreading disinformation?), there are a lot of union folks out there in who were swayed by GOP talks in their areas saying Barrett or any Democrat were going to take away their guns. That is probably the most common thing heard in phone calls to union households per friends who phonebanked. Lots of people, not just union members, fell for the Barrett being soft on crime thing (the infamous dead baby commercial).
We are an organized group, but NOT homogeneous. I am aghast at the number who voted for him too. There are a lot of people I work with that wish our workplace was not unionized because they don't want to pay dues (seriously) and many are union members, but don't want to be.