Post by Logan on Jul 1, 2016 21:40:59 GMT -6
Should taxpayers foot bill for public union orientation meetings?
A California bill requiring government workers to attend orientation meetings in which unions make a pitch about their benefits has been revived by the Democratic-controlled Legislature.
Amended in recent weeks, Assembly Bill 2835 would mandate that newly hired government employees attend an on-site meeting during regular work hours and permit unions to present for 30 minutes within an hour of the orientation’s opening. That provision would presumably give unions priority billing before workers slip away.
The meetings were first contemplated last year as a way to discourage employees from withdrawing from unions as the Supreme Court was poised to allow nonunion members to avoid the “fair share” fees they pay in lieu of full union dues.
In January, the court, led by the conservative majority, looked ready to strike down the mandatory fees collected by the California Teachers Association and other public-sector unions. But the death of Justice Antonin Scalia caused the court to deadlock, 4-4, lifting the immediate threat to unions.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article85874762.html
A California bill requiring government workers to attend orientation meetings in which unions make a pitch about their benefits has been revived by the Democratic-controlled Legislature.
Amended in recent weeks, Assembly Bill 2835 would mandate that newly hired government employees attend an on-site meeting during regular work hours and permit unions to present for 30 minutes within an hour of the orientation’s opening. That provision would presumably give unions priority billing before workers slip away.
The meetings were first contemplated last year as a way to discourage employees from withdrawing from unions as the Supreme Court was poised to allow nonunion members to avoid the “fair share” fees they pay in lieu of full union dues.
In January, the court, led by the conservative majority, looked ready to strike down the mandatory fees collected by the California Teachers Association and other public-sector unions. But the death of Justice Antonin Scalia caused the court to deadlock, 4-4, lifting the immediate threat to unions.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article85874762.html