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i will say this SLOOOOOOWLY FOR YOU...no dues are used...any money spent on politics is collected by voluntary contribution....as for the rest of your post, read the thread.
That's total BS. If dues were not used for political contributions, why did the Supreme Court have to rule on the practice in 1988 in the Communications Workers vs Beck case. Nonunion workers were required to pay union dues, but sued to pay only the portion of the dues that went directly to representation. They did NOT want their dues to be used for political purposes. The court ruled that nonunion workers only have to pay the portion of the dues that went directly for representation and none for political or charitible contributions.
In addition, numerous states have passed laws preventing unions from using dues for political contributions, but most have not. California had a ballot iniative in 2005 that would prohibit dues from being used for political purposes without written consent of the union member.
If dues cannot be used for political purposes, why are so many states trying to pass laws prohibiting it ???