claim: "did you know wisconsin's afscme union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?"
author: steve buckstein
evidence_1: jun 27, 2018 ... afscme that public employees do not have to pay fees to unions to ... 41 years  of precedent in deciding that requiring employees to pay fees ... the nation will no  longer have to pay fees or dues to their unions, .... though the union has added  7,000 dues-paying members since .... see more newsletters.
evidence_2: "did you know wisconsin's afscme union has lost 50%+ of its members since  no longer requiring membership?" — politifact oregon on friday, june 22nd, ...
evidence_3: nov 27, 2016 ... nationally, no state has lost more of its labor union identity since 2011, a journal  sentinel analysis found. ... from teacher 'free agency' to merit pay, the uproar  over act 10 turns into ... graphic: wisconsin union membership in sharp decline.  the bottom line: 132,000 fewer union members, mostly teachers ...
evidence_4: nov 17, 2017 ... default; 25%; 50%; 75%; 100% ... here's what happened to teachers after  wisconsin gutted its unions ... she already knew she wanted to be a teacher. ...  along with diminished leverage with school boards, teachers have seen ... their  membership so they will keep paying dues even if it's no longer required.
evidence_5: jun 27, 2018 ... teachers' unions could lose up to a third of their members and ... and other public  sector unions, can no longer collect agency fees, which are currently mandatory  in 22 states. the ruling came down after the unions racked up a series of ... “we  know it will have an impact, and we know we will come back,” ...