To: longtermmemmory
cant union member request a refund of their portion of their dues going for this fiasco?
Yes, and no. Yes, in the sense that they can request a refund of the "official PAC monies" (which, out of the $700+/year dues I was paying in 2002, when I withdrew from the Wisconsin Teacher's Association, was about $17); no, in the sense that the "quiet political monies" (i.e. union dues used for "voter education materials" [carefully worded to maximize the attractiveness of liberal positions], "get out the vote efforts" [ditto], etc.), which estimates place between $200-$400 out of the $700+, won't be refunded.
The only way to keep all of the money out of union hands (at least, until Gov. Walker's God-send of a reform package--I left the public schools before that took effect, so I'm not sure how that plays out, now) is (was?) to file as a religious objector, and have all of your union dues diverted to a charity.
42 posted on
08/10/2011 2:34:24 PM PDT by
paladinan
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To: paladinan
Whoops... correction: it was the Wisconsin Education Association (WEA) that I left. I mixed it up with the AFT, which was the union when I worked in Illinois. :)
44 posted on
08/10/2011 2:40:07 PM PDT by
paladinan
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