Bill targeting state employee union dues being heard in Texas Senate
Source: Statesman
10:45 a.m. update: The Senate’s State Affairs Committee will likely take up the proposal this afternoon or evening to effectively remove automatic membership in government-employee unions.
Among those planning to testify is Brian Olsen, former executive director of the Texas chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. He told the American-Statesman he supports the proposal because last year the national organization effectively took over leadership of the state chapter hoping to “turn Texas blue,” prompting him to quit.
“They’re pushing a very liberal political agenda that we don’t support,” Olsen said, noting that many members of the state chapter are Republicans. He said most of those members do not think that protecting their interests extends to lobbying and campaigning on behalf of what he said are liberal issues.
That is also the view of Chris Carmona, the chair of the Texas chapter of the Federation of Hispanic Republicans. He said he is the former general counsel of the Houston Organization of Public Employees, and said barring governments from collecting union dues would not preclude union membership.
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It is a right to work for less state. There is no automatic membership. This is for a dues deduction from your payroll. Duh.
effectively remove automatic membership in government-employee unions.
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