House OKs bill banning automatic union dues deduction

TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida House delivered a major blow to public employee unions on Friday, approving a bill that would ban automatic dues deduction from a government paycheck and require members to sign off on the use of their dues for political purposes.

Democrats and Republicans fought over the legislation for just under two hours. Democrats and labor unions have accused conservatives of "union-busting" and said the bill was more about political payback than public policy. Unions have typically been big backers of Democratic candidates.

Rep. Chris Dorworth, R-Lake Mary, the House sponsor of the legislation, said this was simply the state's movement to get out of the dues deduction business and let the unions take care of it.

"It's a bill that empowers membership of labor unions," Dorworth said.

Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/fl-bill-bans-automatic-union-dues-20110325,0,1209569.story

Babies are actually quite truthful.

do (insert some forbidden activity here)?"

"No."

the company she works for sends a check each month to the state council. she asks for a list of union twice a year from her employer. she also checks each pay period for new hires. so in florida she would have to ask the union members for a check each month.good thing we live in illinois.

the requirement of the members to sign off on their dues for political purposes will never pass a court test. the supreme court ruling granting corporations citizenship also gave that to the unions in america.

you don't want your union dues being used for political purposes, but to be used in contract negotiation? Shouldn't you have some say to where your money goes?