[Drango]

Sweeeeeeeet.... but it won't go anywhere.....

[buckeye4bush]

I noticed in the January issue of the union magazine that members can "opt" out and have the portion of their dues that would be used for political purposes returned to them.

[Husker24]

This would be a great bill, but unfortunately it will go over like a fart in church.

[rdb3]

How about a bill that would ban unions?

[drt1]

This bill would be a start but I agree that it probably won't go anywhere. What really has to happen is for the Unions to get out of campaign finance business altogether as regards the use of Union dues.

These Unions, like any other entity, have the ability to form PACs or other nonprofit political vehicles to which their membership can voluntarily give, if they are so inclined.

I have to think that deducting of a 'Fee' from a Member's wages, a fee that is required as a condition of employment in a Union Shop, and using a portion of that fee for non-Union purposes has got to be something that could be challenged on any number of legal theories.

[Phantom Lord]

Didn't the Hatch Amendment already address this?