csamerican.com — About one-third of union workers voted Republican in recent elections, but more than 90% of the union campaign cash that is FORCIBLY extracted from their checks goes to help elect Democrats. The unions also know all too well that when members are given the right to opt out of paying dues for political causes, they do. And the court agrees!
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floaterDec 11, 2006
This is crazy. While I know many liberal readers of Digg will see nothing wrong with this, I simply ask them to consider if the roles were reversed - that the union suddenly starting supporting the GOP. Taking your monies for purposes you do not belive in is wrong, no matter which side you are on. This is just another example of those who preach "tolerance" not being so.
sharpforkDec 11, 2006
Unions (in theory) represent the best interests of the occupations they organize, not the personal political views of their members. Those who work in a unionized job and do not agree that the Democrats better support the interests of unionized groups like teachers have a few options to exercise their free will:- elect new pro GOP leadership to their union.- form a new pro GOP union that represents them.- work in an area that does not have union.- call the waaambulance for the latest right wing outrage trying to kill something they don't agree with using "truthiness" emotion over logic and realize the GOP is anti-union and is willing to spend buckets of cash on just about anything but properly funding the NCLB unfunded mandates while desperately wanting to funnel money out of public schools to have your tax dollars pay for religious education via vouchers.
floaterDec 11, 2006
well sharpfork, your suggestions would be ok if they were actually possible. But alas, they are not. This has nothgin to do with GOP vs DEM. It has to do with individual rights. Your suggestion that they simply work in a non-union area is impossible - if you are not in the teachers union you do not work. That is what tenure is all about - job security for union folk.Again, I would ask that you look at this the other way - if your rights were being trampled, would you still be so supportive of this type of activity. It's just plain wrong no matter what side you are on.
davenp35Dec 11, 2006
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