Schwarzenegger Endorses Labor Union Dues Ballot Measure
Schwarzenegger Endorses Labor Union Dues Ballot Measure
According to Newsmax, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved a statewide ballot measure on the use of (mandatory) union dues of public employees for political purposes.
If passed, unions would now have to get a union member’s “written permission” before using his/her union dues for union-directed political purposes.
Currently, California public employee union leaders are able to take union dues and use them to further their unions’ political aims, regardless of the convictions of the individual union members whose dues are being so utilized.
Thus, under the present arrangement, a prolife union member can see a portion of his/her mandatory union dues being taken by the union leadership and used to support a “prochoice” candidate.
This sounds like a reasonable ballot measure: I hope it passes.
According to Newsmax, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved a statewide ballot measure on the use of (mandatory) union dues of public employees for political purposes.
If passed, unions would now have to get a union member’s “written permission” before using his/her union dues for union-directed political purposes.
Currently, California public employee union leaders are able to take union dues and use them to further their unions’ political aims, regardless of the convictions of the individual union members whose dues are being so utilized.
Thus, under the present arrangement, a prolife union member can see a portion of his/her mandatory union dues being taken by the union leadership and used to support a “prochoice” candidate.
This sounds like a reasonable ballot measure: I hope it passes.
posted by GunJam at 2:33 AM
2 Comments:
Better Half is Union and even though we're not in Cali, it's a good place to start. We have always had problems with this issue.
Hi, sk! If this proposal passes (and if the courts don't "throw it out" and if the liberal Cali State Atty General actually enforces it -- a LOT of ifs), it will seriously cut into the Democratic Party's warchest. -- gunjam
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