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Union Members already have choices about where their dues go: Vote No on 75
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Proposition 75 Does Nothing to Protect Union Members: Vote No
Deborah Lagutaris
Fact-Based Initiatives
Fact-based.com
Years ago, union members were given a choice about whether their dues could be used to support political causes. At this very moment in time, members may opt out of paying a portion of their dues, or all dues, by directing the money to nonprofit organizations.
So Proposition 75 actually does nothing to protect members of unions. Nothing. But its passage would allow corporations to continue their campaign to avoid responsibility for the people who help them make their quarterly earnings projections. It will add another layer of bureaucratic recordkeeping onto an already burdened system.
In the meanwhile, I have few choices about the products or services I purchase. Nor I do not get to withhold that part of my purchase price that is used to further political aims with which I disagree. Since corporations outspend unions 10 to 1 already during political campaigns, I think that this is fundamentally unfair.
I want to be able to opt-out to that portion of my purchases that supports corporate control of my legislature. When you and I are able to stop supporting corporate political activity, which I am now forced to do on a daily basis, then at least a tiny movement towards balance might be restored to political debate.
Sure, some unions are corrupt and controlled by organized crime. So are some corporations.
People died so I could have a lunch break. People died so I could have an eight-hour work day. People died so I could have the weekend off. I never forget that. That wouldn't have happened without the labor movement. Please help to stop this undemocratic attempt to silence union voices, which protect more of your fundamental rights than most other organizations these days.
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The positive national discipline of the German press would never have been possible without the compete elimination of the influence of the liberal-Jewish press. That happened only because of the years-long work of our propaganda.
Joseph Goebbels, 1934
Proposition 75 Does Nothing to Protect Union Members: Vote No
Deborah Lagutaris
Fact-Based Initiatives
Fact-based.com
Years ago, union members were given a choice about whether their dues could be used to support political causes. At this very moment in time, members may opt out of paying a portion of their dues, or all dues, by directing the money to nonprofit organizations.
So Proposition 75 actually does nothing to protect members of unions. Nothing. But its passage would allow corporations to continue their campaign to avoid responsibility for the people who help them make their quarterly earnings projections. It will add another layer of bureaucratic recordkeeping onto an already burdened system.
In the meanwhile, I have few choices about the products or services I purchase. Nor I do not get to withhold that part of my purchase price that is used to further political aims with which I disagree. Since corporations outspend unions 10 to 1 already during political campaigns, I think that this is fundamentally unfair.
I want to be able to opt-out to that portion of my purchases that supports corporate control of my legislature. When you and I are able to stop supporting corporate political activity, which I am now forced to do on a daily basis, then at least a tiny movement towards balance might be restored to political debate.
Sure, some unions are corrupt and controlled by organized crime. So are some corporations.
People died so I could have a lunch break. People died so I could have an eight-hour work day. People died so I could have the weekend off. I never forget that. That wouldn't have happened without the labor movement. Please help to stop this undemocratic attempt to silence union voices, which protect more of your fundamental rights than most other organizations these days.
~~~~~~~
The positive national discipline of the German press would never have been possible without the compete elimination of the influence of the liberal-Jewish press. That happened only because of the years-long work of our propaganda.
Joseph Goebbels, 1934
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I strongly oppose all of Herr Governor's propositions . No dispute there . But i do have problems with our dues money going to Pro-corporate Democrats . Rank and file members have next to no say who our unions endorse . I would like to see a revival of Candidate's night at which ALL candidates are invited to speak but also be required to stay to field questions . I would love to see Multi-millionaire Dianne Feinstein explain to, say a I.L.W.U. audience why she supported the lockout of members of their Longshore division a couple of years ago . Or Nancy Pelosi explain to The S.F.City workers chapter of S.E.I.U. 790 (which is strongly antiwar ) why she refuses to call for U.S. withdrawl from Iraq . Conversely i would like Union members to be able to compare and contrast the unquestionable Labor credentials of Peace and Freedom party candidates(and most Green candidates ) with not only the G.O.P.but their Democrat opponents.Then if the rank and file would be able to vote on who they would like their union's endorsement, phone banking, precinct walking, and dollars to go to , i think many so-called ''friends of Labor'' would be very disappointed at the outcome .
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