Download or read book Use of Union Dues for Political Activity written by Mary M. Janicki and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the use of labor union dues for political activity.
Download or read book Super PACs written by Louise I. Gerdes and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Download or read book An assessment of the use of union dues for political purposes written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Initiative to Restrict the Use of Union Dues Or Pay Withholdings for Political Activities Favored by a Large Majority written by Mark DiCamillo and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Influencing Elections written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Oversight and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Use of Union Dues for Political Purposes written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under union shop agreements, labor unions must establish strict safeguards and procedures for ensuring that non-membersâ€TM dues are not used to support certain political and ideological activities which are outside the scope of normal collective bargaining activities. The “union shopâ€ŗ or “agency shopâ€ŗ agreement essentially provides that employees do not have to join the union, but must support the union in order to retain employment by paying dues to defray the costs of collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance matters. In a line of decisions, the Supreme Court has addressed this issue and has concluded that compulsory union dues of non-members should not be used for political and ideological activities which are outside the scope of the unionsâ€TM collective bargaining and labor-management duties when non-members object to such use. Seven Supreme Court decisions have held that such union dues exacted from dissenting non-members were not to be used for political and ideological purposes and would have to be refunded in an expedited way to dissenting nonmembers in accordance with proper procedural safeguards: (1) International Association of Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961); (2) Railway Clerks v. Allen, 373 U.S. 113 (1963); (3) Abood v. District Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977); (4) Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, 466 U.S. 435 (1984); (5) Chicago Teachers Union v. Hudson, 475 U.S. 292 (1986); (6) Communications Workers of America v. Beck, 487 U.S. 735 (1988); and Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association, 500 U.S. 507 (1991). In the 105th Congress, bills have been introduced which would allow labor organizations to use these dues and fees for political purposes only when the employee affirmatively, in writing, so authorizes. Other bills provide that labor organizations disclose the amount of union dues and agency fees used for political purposes and other specified activities. Finally, there are some bills that would repeal those provisions that require an employee join a union as a condition of employment.
Download or read book Federal Election Campaign Laws written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reclaiming the Union Movement Through Union Dues A Postmodern Perspective in the Mirror of Public Choice Theory written by Harry G. Hutchison and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB)seeming powerlessness to process dues objector cases has led to a proliferation of state sponsored "paycheck protection" laws and popular referenda devised to ensure that workers will not be obliged to pay dues for non-germane purposes. Recently, California captured national attention as the site of a richly contested paycheck protection referendum. Such proposals have electrified union advocates and have enlivened the debate over the proper use of union dues. In addition, recent attempts to reform campaign finance have run aground on the thorny issue of union political contributions (both in-kind and in cash). Concurrently, private sector unions continue to decline in significance as agents of change within the workplace. On the other hand, union influence within the political sector may be ascendant. This article inspects attempts to reclaim the labor movement and to enhance worker solidarity through expansive interpretations of the social and political meaning of union dues. By investigating whether the interests and identities of individuals or subgroups of workers are necessarily congruent with those of either the union majority or union leadership and by disputing dominant free-rider assumptions embedded in the Taft-Hartley Act, this approach, delegitimizes coerced transfers from union members and dues payers for political and other purposes. Methodologically, the article deploys postmodern insights, group cooperation theory and public choice theory to contest the prevailing view that individuals and identifiable subgroups of workers must sacrifice their particular interests and identities to the "greater totalizing goals of the working class." While postmodernism has its critics, the author argues that an expansive deployment of union dues to revitalize the union movement is inconsistent with the notion that the individual has the right to decide the proper ends of her life. Accordingly, the application of union dues to a variety of union efforts that are unrelated to collective bargaining, must inescapably be seen as a form of subservience to authoritarian unionist who seek to submerge both individual, ethnic, and gender identity and ideological diversity in support of hierarchical aims.
Download or read book An Assessment of the Use of Union Dues for Political Purposes written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of the use of union dues for political purposes : is the law being followed or violated? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, June 20, 2002.
Download or read book The Use of Labor Union Dues for Political Purposes written by L. Paige Whitaker and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hearing on Mandatory Union Dues written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Download or read book Union Dues written by Kristin Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses what states have done to restrict labor unions' practice of using union dues for political purposes and to provide for greater disclosure of unions' expenditures. Outlines if there are any proposed bills in Connecticut that would reform unions' political activities.
Download or read book Analysis of the Federal Law Governing Political Expenditures By Labor Unions written by and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Basic Guide to the National Labor Relations Act written by United States. National Labor Relations Board. Office of the General Counsel and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1997 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Paycheck Protection written by Michael Kamburowski and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Use of Union Dues for Political Purposes written by Gail McCallion and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dues and Deep Pockets written by Daniel DiSalvo and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first glance, public-sector labor unions are just one of many types of organizations that participate in the political process. However, these unions differ significantly from other interest groups made up of individual citizens or non-labor organizations. Because their members' interests are tied to government policy, these unions are more focused and vigilant in their drive to influence policy than other groups are. And they have immense financial resources to deploy: in 25 U.S. states, laws guarantee unions both members and revenue. As a result, public-sector unions bring vast resources to their political activities at the federal, state, and local levels. Public-sector unions also differ from most interest groups in their allegiance to a single party and a single agenda in debates about the role of government. They are focused on a few key issues relating to the government jobs of their members: more government employment and thus higher taxes and more government services. A number of states are currently struggling with controversies over public-sector unions' impact at the bargaining table on matters such as health-care costs, pensions, performance pay, and worker flexibility. But unions may have more impact on public policy--and the costs of government--through their uniquely powerful tools for electioneering and lobbying. Today's debates should expand their focus from collective-bargaining issues to take into account these facts about public-sector unions as political actors. (Contains 8 charts, 1 table and 28 endnotes.).
