1. Grubby union power grab. They just want the dues. They really couldn't care less about the employees.

Posted by: Misty on March 5, 2008 10:51 PM

2. WFSE maggots are at it again. I've worked for the state for nearly 20 years and suddenly WFSE has infested our agency and is demanding money from me. In most states, these thugs would be in jail...

Posted by: State Worker on March 5, 2008 11:45 PM

3. Hey (State worker)

Posting that many times, does not bring any favors to your side. )-:

Posted by: Army Medic/Vet on March 6, 2008 06:20 AM

4. As a recently retired (we quit) foster parent, on one hand, I can see a need for a union to represent the foster parents, but on the other hand, isn't government overregulated as it is?

Now, you are adding another level of supervision of an already over supervised situation.

The foster care system would be much better off if the judges and state weren't so insistent on returning the kids back to parents who don't want them, except to get more bennies. These cases are supposed to be worked out within a year, but they drag out for two or three years or more.

I think, after being in the system as a caregiver for several years, the 'blood' relation is way overblown. In my experience with other parents, those foster homes are better for the kids than if they were returned home.

The lucky kids are the ones who get adopted and not sent home. (Ed. Note: I guess you can see why we got out of the government system again)

Posted by: swatter on March 6, 2008 06:57 AM

5. Army Medic/Vet @ 3 was referring the fact the comment from "State Worker" was posted 22 times originally. I've since cleaned that up.

Posted by: Eric Earling on March 6, 2008 07:44 AM

6. For the 1,314 time, when is somebody going to do an initative to abolish union slavery in this state? We need to hurry up and abolish crony unionism before the crony unionists abolish the initative process and enslave more of us into their crony organizations.

Posted by: AP on March 6, 2008 10:13 AM

7. Are our Dem majority and their supporters in favor of choice, or not? Maybe one shouldn't have to join a union simply because they DON'T WANT to. Or does choice only apply to one issue for them? In my book, the SEIU are thugs, based on my experiences with them.

Posted by: katomar on March 6, 2008 11:48 AM

8. I don't want my child care payments going to a Union. That is rediculous....are they going to let me deduct that money? I'm not part fo the Union, but it sounds like I get to pay for one.

SEIU....RICO should be used against them...

Posted by: dengle on March 6, 2008 12:33 PM

9. As Ramsey points out, unions continue to decline in the private free market. If you can't win with ideas, your only choice is to sign up with Olympia Democrats and use the force of government to assure your goals. That's the unions in a nutshell.

Smart parents will shop around and move their kids to daycare that does not accept any state funded students and thus can remain outside of union reach. The union daycare will become the crappy daycare.

This is similar to what happens on the federal level with subsidy being denied by students at Hillsdale College, so it can remain independent and free from the statist encroachment.

Posted by: Jeff B. on March 6, 2008 01:09 PM

10. Union in State, City, and County in Washington State Gov will serve the Unions and the Politicians while adding considerable expenses on the employees and the extra layers of do nothing obstruction from the Union.

This disasterous State Gov must change or the people will be broke!

Posted by: HW on March 6, 2008 02:03 PM

11. Eric @ 5 and Army Medic/Vet @ 3 So far as I know, I only posted ONCE. Certainly not 22 times! Must be those damn unions at it again :(

Posted by: State Worker on March 6, 2008 06:16 PM

12. You all have a great chance to vote these idiots out in November, and I truely hope you take advantage of it!

We need new blood in Olympia, throw the bums out!

Posted by: GS on March 6, 2008 07:27 PM

13. Worker, you only need to hit the post button once. There are times when glaciers melt faster than the comments get accepted for posting.

Jeff B., the union question is about foster parents and not about union daycares, though, I guess you could call what we did as a daycare. But, if so, the parents really have no say if the state gives me their kid.

The worry is that foster parents with kids with special needs require the union to be sure they get their resources. Of course, there is a reason the kids are in foster care and by that reasoning (and the one I am afraid of) it applies to the entire foster care system.

Right now, most kids get counseling from a cheap social organization that has tremendous turnover.

Then, for medical we have had to try to get dentists and doctors that take medical coupons, which is difficult to find. I had a young man who broke his arm (and no one would cover him, except I knew the local bone doctor) and had to have his teeth pulled out (luckily, there was a community dental place who had dentists willing to work for next to nothing). But, we were lucky.

So, yes, a union might be able to help, but at what cost? I don't think the state is going to double DSHS budget to cover these special needs; nor, should it.

Posted by: swatter on March 7, 2008 07:34 AM

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