That is the label given to the Koch Brothers-inspired legislation to take away the right of nurses, corrections officers, Penn State professors, and other public employees to have their union dues automatically deducted from their paychecks. Supporters of the bill are using the excuse that it costs taxpayer money to deduct the dues, but evidently credit union payments, United Way donations, and state income taxes could still be automatically deducted.
This is, of course, part of the on-going national effort to destroy the right of men and women to negotiate contracts with their employers. I’m not sure why Governor Corbett’s out-of-state funders are attempting to interfere with the right of Pennsylvania workers to negotiate contracts, but I resent it, and I am hoping that my representative, Doyle Heffley, will put the interests of the public employees in his district ahead of the Koch Brothers.
I am optimistic that he will.
No comments:
Post a Comment