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5 troopers sue over union dues in Alaska
ap ^ | January 9, 2013 | BECKY BOHRER

Posted on 01/09/2013 6:50:07 PM PST by george76

Five Alaska State Troopers are suing over the way union dues are collected, arguing the current system infringes upon their constitutional rights.

The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Alaska, states that even though the five are non-union members, they still pay dues. The lawsuit states that employees who do not opt-out of the current system wind up paying full dues, including those that go toward political purposes.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: dues; union; uniondues

1 posted on 01/09/2013 6:50:15 PM PST by george76
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To: george76

Before I side with these folks, I’d like to know whether they would obey orders to confiscate weapons from free citizens.


2 posted on 01/09/2013 7:05:45 PM PST by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: george76

The crappy part is Alaska is a heavily union state. I hate it. Many people I know in unions don’t like it and vote conservative and have a NRA sticker on their window. Look at the retards commenting below the story and you will see what I mean.


3 posted on 01/09/2013 10:52:48 PM PST by vpintheak (Occupy your Brain!)
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