It is hard, very hard, to bring a union into existence in the first place. US Courts have, in recent history, been turning a blind eye to illegal attempts at preventing unions. Wal-mart is one of the biggest offenders on this.

Even if there weren’t dirty tricks at work, a union takes a lot of organization, facing an already-organized management.

Requiring the union to re-up its members yearly is a sure way to eventually bust the union. And once busted, given these incredibly severe restrictions on activity, what point would there be in reforming it? What could the union promise?

What quality of employees does Wisconsin think they’ll attract with this sort of relationship?