Senate Takes Aim at Public Labor Groups

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Texas Tribune

by Jim Malewitz and Ryan McCrimmon

The Texas Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would make it tougher for public sector labor groups to collect dues.

As a so-called right-to-work state, Texas already bars public and private workplaces from compelling employees to join a union. Sen. Joan Huffman’s Senate Bill 1968 would prohibit state agencies and local governments from deducting union dues from the paychecks of most members of labor groups.

The chamber approved the legislation with a 20-11 vote along party lines.

The proposal would require union members to pay dues to their representatives directly, rather than relying on government agencies to deduct the fees from paychecks and turn them over to the union. The ban would exempt certain firefighters, police officers and emergency medial service workers.

FULL story at link.



photo by: Bob Daemmrich
State employees with the Texas State Employees Union (TSEU) hold a small rally at the Texas Capitol entrance during the first day of the session on Jan. 13, 2015.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/senate-takes-aim-public-labor-groups/

[vkkv]

1. "The ban would exempt certain firefighters, police officers and emergency medial service workers."

WHY?

Because the Texas Senate KNOWS it is wrong?!?!


Everything is BIG in Texass, especially THE SUCK.

[candelista]

2. This is how the Republicans operate.

Chip, chip, chip away until all the gains made by US workers in the last Century are lost. They are content with small bites because they add up. Look at what has been lost in the last 50 years.

[yurbud]

3. when state workers are attacked, they should stop working en masse

or rat-fuck the politicians until they cry for mercy.

[yurbud]

4. like when they send you to Starbuck's, get a hobo to shit in their frapaccino