Unions vs. Workers

The Wall Street Journal ^ | October 15, 2008 | Editorial

[St. Louis Conservative]

One secret behind the revival of Big Labor's political power is its claim on union dues for election purposes. So it's worth watching the fate next month of Colorado's Amendment 49, a ballot initiative that would prohibit state and local governments from withholding money for lobbying or electioneering from a government worker's paycheck.

When former Governor Bill Owens issued an executive order to achieve this objective for all state government workers, union collections fell by more than half. But that edict was rescinded by current Governor Bill Ritter, a Democrat and union ally. Thus the need for Amendment 49, which the state's unions are spending furiously to defeat.

[cookcounty]

Yes on 49!

[Tail Gunner John]

The teamsters tell me none of my dues are given to dems unless I donate to their PAC. My question to leadership is who pays the salaries and expenses for all teamster officials who work full time as political muscle for the dems?

[doug from upland]

Bush should have had his justice department give directives that implement this policy.