(03-01-2011 12:44 PM)RobertN Wrote: (03-01-2011 12:37 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote: So let me follow this... Mandatory state unions like the ones in Wisconsin which take, without choice, money from members (deducted by the state directly) then apply that money to left leaning politics regardless of what an individual member feels..
This is what the Democratic party needs to function???
Man, you are REALLY naive. Just reading your first comment(not to mention the rest of them) shows how out of touch with reality you are. Sorry but the collection of donations for campaigns doesn't work that way.
Money within an organization, like a Union is fungible. Folks who think mandatory dues don't go towards political activities are like folks who think federal money to planned parenthood don't contribute to abortion..
And speaking of naive... Are you telling me all state laws regarding union dues and politicial activity are the same?
For example, during the 2004 presidential primaries many unions had several, in some cases far more than several, staff members in Iowa promoting their favorite candidates. They are full time staff members for the candidates' campaigns. They are highly skilled, highly paid political operatives. Their salaries, benefits and expenses are paid by the unions.
And Unions have a way of making you join their PAC's
"The mighty Service Employees International Union (SEIU) plans to spend some $150 million in this year's election, most of it to get Barack Obama and other Democrats elected. Where'd they get that much money?
That's a question the Departments of Labor and Justice are being asked to investigate by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Specifically, the labor watchdog group wants Justice to query a new SEIU policy that appears to coerce local workers into funding the parent union's national political priorities.
The union adopted a new amendment to its constitution at last month's SEIU convention, requiring that every local contribute an amount equal to $6 per member per year to the union's national political action committee. This is in addition to regular union dues. Unions that fail to meet the requirement must contribute an amount in "local union funds" equal to the "deficiency," plus a 50% penalty. According to an SEIU union representative, this has always been policy, but has now simply been formalized.
No other major institution could get away with its bosses demanding that every single one of its workers step in line behind its political preferences. This is the sort of imposed political obeisance that infuriates so many workers and turns them away from unions."
But you go ahead keep your head in the sand... I bring facts you bring insults and baseless accusations... It's like you never left!
