Posted on 03/27/2019 9:34:12 AM PDT by reaganaut1
It’s a simple principle, really: In a free society, government cannot force an individual to belong to any group. Instead, each of us chooses with whom we will associate, and under what conditions. What is the point of freedom of association, if not this?
Almost all of us understand and accept this basic tenet of American democracy. We would be outraged if the federal government or a state government required us to join a political party, or forced us to become a member of a particular religion, or authorized those organizations to speak for us against our will. Government shouldn’t have that power, and thankfully it doesn’t—with the glaring exception of forced union representation. Forced union representation is an affront to the freedom of individuals to choose how and with whom they wish to associate. As we enter the mid-21st century, government continues to mandate that its employees accept union representation, whether they want it or not.
Joining a union, just like joining a political party or a religious group, should be an individual’s free choice. Not joining a union, and not being ascribed its views, should be my free choice, but it isn’t. That’s why I’m fighting to change the law.
I am a professor of political science at St. Cloud State University, one of seven universities in the Minnesota State University System. Since joining the faculty in 1999, I have been forced to accept union representation and have continuously fought for reform.
Many of my union colleagues believe that I’m anti-union. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have strong blue-collar roots, including a long history of union membership in my family. My father was a truck driver for 30 years—a Chicago Teamster no less.
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I am of the opinion that forced union representation violates the free speech clause and the freedom of assembly clause of the 1st amendment.
The company is FORCED (by the government, for the political power of the politicians paid BY the Union FORCED dues and fees!) to hire the Union.
It is the Union who hires the workers.
And fires them. And disciples them. And controls them. Just as it (the Union) controls how much money the workers get, how much they “donate” to the Union pension plans and the Union management and overhead.
The Union then is “permitted” (by the politicians they control) to hire whoever the Union “feels” they want to hire! So family connections, friends of union members, mob boss influence, quality or influence of the apprentices and journeymen they hire .... Whoever the Union decides they want to work is allowed to work.
” I have been forced to accept union representation and have continuously fought for reform. “
Minnesota...…...the land of socialism.
“Many of my union colleagues believe that I’m anti-union. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have strong blue-collar roots, including a long history of union membership in my family. My father was a truck driver for 30 years—a Chicago Teamster no less.”
Typical Liberal- wanting it both ways!
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