Prop. 75 - Demagogic Effort To Appear As If They Care
The propaganda begins with the very title that proponents have given the bill: “The Paycheck Protection Plan.” It’s as if these poor workers are getting money stolen from their paychecks by their big mean union bosses. The propaganda continues: “There’s a fundamental unfairness in California… union members are forced to contribute their hard earned money to political candidates or issues they may oppose. We owe them a huge debt for the work they do on our behalf. That’s why it’s only fair that public employees give their permission before their hard earned dollars are taken and given to politicians and political campaigns.” They want you to believe that they are looking out for workers and that somehow union members are helpless victims of their suppressing unions. The truth of the matter is that most union workers know exactly where they stand in the eyes of the Democrats and the Republicans. That is why union members have never raised concerns for where their union dues are being spent politically. They understand that they democratically elect the union leaders with the idea that the leaders will act in the best interest of the entire union when dealing with collective bargaining and political activism. Union members understand that their strength is in their unity and that their power is maintained by acting unilaterally, even if some personal disagreements may exist. Prop.75 is an attempt to divide the unilateral movement of the unions and create an obstacle course of regulations in order to limit the ability and efficiency of union donations.
I agree with every word. It is more about money than about rights and I wish the attempt of portraying the union workers as victims of their unions is really pathetic and it would be interesting to see how the Republicans would reacts to a Prop, that would ban corporation to donate the shareholders money.
