SENATE Key Vote Alert - Paycheck Protection
"YES" on Paycheck Protection
(DeMint Amendment #14)
The Club for Growth, with its 40,000 members, plans to score a "YES" vote as a pro-economic growth vote in its annual rating of Congress on the "paycheck protection" amendment (Amdt #14) offered by Senator Jim DeMint on the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 (S. 1).
The amendment would prevent labor unions from using a member's dues for political activities without the member's prior consent.
Union dues, especially in non-right-to-work states, are similar to taxes - they're compulsory. Worse, these funds are often used to support policies the employee disagrees with and that often would harm economic growth.
Also, as the Wall Street Journal recently wrote, "Compulsory dues are the financial foundation of Big Labor's political power…every other special interest group trying to raise money for a political cause has to contact people and persuade them to contribute. That includes the National Rifle Association, Emily's List, the trial lawyers and Chamber of Commerce."
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