Florida Republicans pass anti-union bill, reject Democrats’ attempts to soften its blow
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The fact that this
is peddled and celebrated pisses me off. I remember getting in trouble from my art teacher from drawing Finger Bang in class with the South Park kids and a finger gun for a assignment based on it being disrespectful towards women, lol. Looking back, what I drew was pretty tame compared to the I’ve seen them pushing now.
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Thebrownblob
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You demonstrate, you don’t know who the Teamsters are. “We” are the Teamsters not the people in Washington DC and not the people who run your local. You know they are only our elected leaders. They do what we want or they are not our elected leaders anymore. I’m sorry you have a grade school understanding of how democratically run organization works.
nWo
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So. This law has passed. And this person is still on payroll. Turns out the Republicans argument was a lie. Go figure.
Thebrownblob
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What person? and what argument? We have quite a few smaller contracts at our local. They do not have dues take directly out of the check. The company they work for did not agree to it in negotiations because it was a cost prohibitive issue during negotiations. Those members come to the hall once a month and pay with cash or check or pay over the phone with a credit card and are also charged the credit card fee of a couple bucks.
Guess what? they are still union. Some of them have been this way for decades the members continue to pay because being union is valuable to them. Some of those members are more engaged than UPS members who never come to the hall, and have dues directly come out of their check and never even pay attention.
Passing the law is overkill, and again I’m sure it will be challenged. Or maybe the people in Florida will vote differently if they feel it’s unfair.
nWo
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This person. This argument.
Like you’ve been told, I’m going to guess the Republicans in Florida feel it is unfair for the taxpayer to have to cover the cost of hiring another person or persons to deduct and manage, sending dues to a union hall.
You posted it my man.
Thebrownblob
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And you know this person is still on the payroll? Doing the same job? Or you’re just spouting nonsense that you have no idea? Do you live in Florida? Do you know what this anonymous person’s name is it and their job title? Are you so certain that the union members in Question are so weak that they’re just not gonna pay their dues and give up being union members? I have a lot more faith in them than you. I don’t believe a small inconvenience like paying dues monthly will dissuade them. Matter fact they’ve already set up a very easy way to pay
eDues | Florida Education Association
eDues is the new way for union members to automatically pay dues. All members must make the switch to eDues to maintain their membership and protect their…
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nWo
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And you know this person is still on the payroll? Doing the same job? Or you’re just spouting nonsense that you have no idea? Do you live in Florida? Do you know what this anonymous person’s name is it and their job title? Are you so certain that the union members in Question are so weak that they’re just not gonna pay their dues and give up being union members? I have a lot more faith in them than you. I don’t believe a small inconvenience like paying dues monthly will dissuade them. Matter fact they’ve already set up a very easy way to pay
eDues | Florida Education Association
eDues is the new way for union members to automatically pay dues. All members must make the switch to eDues to maintain their membership and protect their…
Yes.... This person is still on payroll. Doing the exact same job. This law has not saved the state any money.
nWo
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This type of “paycheck deception” legislation is nothing new and has been pushed across the country to weaken unions. Despite massive opposition from workers in Florida, the Legislature passed and Gov. DeSantis signed SB 256, which outlaws payroll deduction for most public employees. They believe converting 150,000 members to a new way of paying dues will take time and energy away from organizing for better contracts, more funding for public education, pro-public education candidates and respect on the job.
Thebrownblob
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Oh look it’s proceeding through the courts just like I said it would…Florida teachers’ union asks judge to block new law
nWo
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Yup. The state of Florida is spending millions attacking unions.
Thebrownblob
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nWo
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This law is a direct attack on the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters.
nWo
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Yes. Teamsters represent public employees in Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami.
nWo
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The Teamsters represent over 200,000 public sector workers across North America. Teamster members are city and county workers, employees in K-12 schools and universities, road workers, and public safety workers. The Teamsters represent almost every type of job in the public sector. The work of Teamster public sector members makes America work, and Teamster members serve the public with pride every day.
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