Prop. 75: Paycheck Protection
Should public employee unions be required to obtain annual written consent from each member in order to use a portion of that member’s dues for political activity?
Proposition 75
Public Employee Union Dues. Restrictions on Political Contributions.
Employee Consent Requirement
State of California — Initiative Statute
A YES vote on this measure means:
Public employee unions would be required to get annual, written consent from government employee union members and nonmembers to charge and use any dues or fees for political purposes.
SmartVoter.org has all the details.
Proposition 75 — It’s About Common Sense.
(via Secretary of State; Analysis)
Here’s what it’ll do:
- Give public employees the same choices we all have.
- Require public employee unions to obtain annual written consent from members before their dues are taken for political purposes.
- Allow government employees to decide when, how, and if their hard earned wages are spent to support political candidates or campaigns.
Proposition 75 will NOT prevent unions from collecting political contributions, but those contributions will be CLEARLY VOLUNTARY.
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November 5th, 2005 at 9:10 am
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November 5th, 2005 at 9:28 pm
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I support Proposition 75 because it is fair. This proposal will make union leaders more accountable to their members. If everyone in the union stands in solidarity with the political intentions of its leadership, then they will lose no money or politic…
November 6th, 2005 at 1:13 pm
Prop 75 is a start, but we have bigger fish to fry….every teacher in california is exempt from social security..we need to get them into the system, and start paying their fair share…before it collapses…
November 7th, 2005 at 10:57 am
There are no unions at my company. Will this protect me too? I make a lot of money for this place and they support poliitcal policies and lobbyists that I find disgusting. Will this stop my money from funding causes I disagree with?
November 7th, 2005 at 2:41 pm
Winston,
You’re in luck. Your non-union company is not taking money out of your paycheck to fund political activism. And you’re not paying membership dues that can be taxed without permission. So, you don’t need protection — except for minimizing the cumbersome state and federal taxes on all the money you’re making.
Thanks for your thoughts, and we appreciate your continued readership.
November 7th, 2005 at 9:15 pm
As a non-union public employee, I support this and Arnold’s other initiatives but I’m afraid most of these propositions are going down in flames. I moved here last year from VA and I’m amazed at the electorate…they elect a reform candidate but don’t really want any of the reforms! They take dopey t.v. ads at face value. It’s insane.
November 8th, 2005 at 4:22 am
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