Plan to ban automatic deduction of public employee union dues clears House panel (LA)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: The Advocate

WILL SENTELL

A bill that would ban teacher and other public employee unions from having membership dues automatically deducted from paychecks won approval Thursday by a Louisiana House panel.

The vote was 9-6 by the House Labor Committee.

The measure next faces action in the full House, where debate is expected to be intense.

Under current rules, thousands of public school teachers, state troopers and other members of law enforcement rely on automatic payroll deductions to handle their union or association dues.

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://theadvocate.com/news/12240189-123/plan-to-ban-automatic-deduction

[seveneyes]

1. Fees require fees

It's a mobius loop that has engulfed the complacency of modern citizens. What's one more fee stacked upon one more fee?

[KeepItReal]

2. And that's how "Bobby" Jindal fixes his $1.6 billion deficit?

GOP are beyond ridiculous.

[Drahthaardogs]

3. This is just nastiness and meanness.

I hate dirty politics like this. There is no excuse. They hope to hurt membership by making dues paying a pain in the ass. This is not what they get elected to do.

[Ilsa]

4. Killing unions by attacking how dues are paid.

How can anyone except the corrupt argue that payroll deductions are wrong?

Disgusting.