AFSCME distorts the truth to attack right-to-work laws

[h=1]AFSCME distorts the truth to attack right-to-work laws[/h]"Last week, the president of the largest government union in America authored an opinion piece in which he sought to convince readers that it's okay for unions to force workers to pay dues against their will, even when those dues are spent on political activity.

Because the actual purpose of his piece was so absurd, Lee Saunders spent most of it talking not about that issue but about others like collective bargaining benefits and unrelated policy questions. I responded accordingly, spelling out the facts of the core issue at hand.


My response led Saunders to hit back in the Huffington Post with another round of talking points and left-wing dog whistles, so it is important to set the record straight again in these pages.


Right-to-work laws simply state that no one can be fired for refusing to join or pay a union as a condition of employment. Twenty-eight states have passed these common-sense bills — including six in the past six years — and voters unsurprisingly rewarded lawmakers who did so.


Now, a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could extend that protection to every public employee in America."

Neomalthusian said:

[h=1]AFSCME distorts the truth to attack right-to-work laws[/h]"Last week, the president of the largest government union in America authored an opinion piece in which he sought to convince readers that it's okay for unions to force workers to pay dues against their will, even when those dues are spent on political activity.

Because the actual purpose of his piece was so absurd, Lee Saunders spent most of it talking not about that issue but about others like collective bargaining benefits and unrelated policy questions. I responded accordingly, spelling out the facts of the core issue at hand.


My response led Saunders to hit back in the Huffington Post with another round of talking points and left-wing dog whistles, so it is important to set the record straight again in these pages.


Right-to-work laws simply state that no one can be fired for refusing to join or pay a union as a condition of employment. Twenty-eight states have passed these common-sense bills — including six in the past six years — and voters unsurprisingly rewarded lawmakers who did so.


Now, a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could extend that protection to every public employee in America."

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Yawn.

A third to a half of government employees across the nation are represented by unions. It always amazes me no one cares about this. Liberals because they blindly support unions and this case could really undermine unions, and conservatives because they hate the inefficiency of government but can't see the connection between the fact their government is so unionized and the fact that it operates inefficiently.

No mentality that has ever existed in the world is more entitled than public sector unionists.


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I think it is great that present day teachers get pay and benefits provided through the hard work of unions in the past. Now of course, many of the same teachers say so what. I don't want to pay union dues because I am a GOP member and they only put money toward Dems. I guess I would say, which party works for the betterment of both the unions and the employee. I bet not many would say it is the GOP. So go ahead and get rid of the unions. It may save you a few dollars in the short run and cost you pay and benefits in the long run. And if you are wondering, no I wasn't a union member. I actually was involved as part of my administrative duties to bargain with and administer contracts as part of management.

You really believe that. I dealt with public employee unions for over 40 years and I found most to be hard working people who were very interested in doing a good job. I have found as many or more non-union employees who felt entitled because they didn't belong to a union and should be paid for that. It never works to make such a statement about everyone in a group.