Anti-Union Activists Hope to Create Son of Prop. 75 (California)

The so-called paycheck protection initiative galvanized public employee unions into an all-out war against the governor and his reforms. Unions used it as a smoking gun for their claims that the governor's real agenda was a partisan power play aimed at weakening his adversaries.

Nevertheless, Prop. 75 did come the closest of any proposition to passing in the special election, losing by seven points.

Now, the nurturer of Prop. 75, longtime anti-tax activist Lewis Uhler, is planning to create another version of the monster for the November 2006 ballot.

Unlike Prop. 75, which would have required public employee unions to obtain annual written permission from members to spend their dues on politics, the reincarnated version will attack unions from a different angle.

It will be modeled after a Utah law called the "voluntary contributions act." That law forbids public employee unions from spending any dues on politics. All politicking must be funded through a political action committee. And governments are prohibited from collecting PAC money with payroll deductions.

"I'm not at all convinced that we as taxpayers are responsible for picking up the cost of union political fundraising," asserts Uhler, president of the National Tax Limitation Committee, which he says has 100,000 dues-paying members.

Note that National Tax limitation organization is NATIONAL.

That's why the unions fought this tooth and nail, if it succeeds in CA, it will spread like wildfire to other states.

BTW, here is the website of the organization:

http://www.limittaxes.org/

Why Is Paycheck Protection Prop 75 YES Important?

There's a FUNDAMENTAL UNFAIRNESS IN CALIFORNIA. Hundreds of thousands of our public employees are forced to contribute their hard earned money to political candidates or issues they may oppose.

Currently, union leaders -- a small handful of people -- make unilateral decisions to use public employee union dues to fund political campaigns without their employees consent. The employees have no choice -- the money is automatically deducted from their paychecks.

Everyone appreciates the hard work of our firefighters, police, teachers and other public employees. They provide a vital service for the people of California and they do their jobs well. That's why it is only fair that public employee union members give their permission before their hard earned dollars are taken for political purposes that they may not agree with.

What exactly will the Prop 75 YES - Paycheck Protection - do?
Prop 75 YES will require public employee unions to obtain written permission before individual member's dues are spent on politics. That will allow public employees to decide whether, when, and how their hard earned money is spent to support political candidates or causes.

Why is this Prop 75 YES important?
It is only fair that public employee union members have the right to give their permission before their hard earned dollars are used for political purposes that they may not agree with.

Why are union bosses opposed to Prop 75 YES?
Union bosses will naturally oppose Prop 75 YES because many of their members will likely choose not to have their dues spent on political activities. However, for the individual union members they will gain the freedom to decide if they want their money spent on politics.

Who is supporting Prop 75 YES?
Prop 75 YES is supported by Californians for Paycheck Protection. This committee is supported by the National Tax Limitation Committee, California taxpayers and union members who believe public employee members deserve the right to make their own political choices.

That law forbids public employee unions from spending any dues on politics. All politicking must be funded through a political action committee. And governments are prohibited from collecting PAC money with payroll deductions.

WHY haven't unions been regulated this way all along? Companies and corporations can't contribute directly to political campaigns. Unions have a huge advantage over all other groups by allowing them to directly ~~bribe~~ contribute to a politician's campaign. Unions must have had an incredible amount of influence to escape the regulation that hit all other groups.

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