A-ha! I thought of something else, now that I re-visited that old "THUG" thread! Chad and tdadams are right about their intent to continue breaking the law. President Bush's first executive order reiterated the Supreme Court's 1988 Beck decision, mandating that unions refund that percent of dues that are used illegally (ie, for anything not directly related to collective bargaining and contract negotiation). The ruling reinforced the laws already on the books, passed in the 1940's, IIRC. The NEA STILL refuses to send out refunds, and 'waits for teachers to request them'.
If you want to de-fund the NEA (and I do!), then forcing them to comply with this order/decision/law is the way to go. (Notice ALL 3 branches of Federal government weighing in against the NEA, and they STILL defy the law without any fear of consequences!) IIRC, the NEA contributed about 24% of the dues collected on illegal activities, and is supposed to refund 24% back to the workers... that's a big chunk of their budget total lost this (election) year, just by enforcing the law... and also sends them a BIG message to STOP BREAKING THE %@#$*& LAW!
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