Senate Bill Pushed to End Forced Union Membership in Education

Okay, I'm cheating a little bit pulling two blog posts from the same link.

Also introduced Wednesday was Senate Bill 12-100, which would ban employers from requiring, as a condition of employment, employees to become or remain union or to pay dues to a union, charity or other third party. The bill would apply to school districts and higher education institutions.

This is a fabulous idea. It will never make it through the Senate where the Democrats will kill it. After all, much of their financial support comes from the teacher's unions.

I hate forced unionization. There's nothing that justifies forcing a person to join an organization whose positions they don't agree with. It's even worse when that organization gets to pull a percentage from your paycheck without your say so. I know Colorado WINS would just love to forcibly take two percent of my income regardless of the fact that I need that money to feed my kids and in spite of the fact that I oppose their agenda.

Government unions are a prime example of government largess and cronyism. Government unions rob their members to pay to elect politicians who then pass bills to give the unions more money and power. The circle continues and it's the taxpayers left holding the bag.

In the private sector, companies that give in to union demands eventually collapse. See the recent examples of Hostess, American Airlines and General Motors for proof. When those companies disappear, smaller, more agile and more efficient companies take their place. That's not true of government.

Government unions must be stopped and killing off their food supply is best way to do it. Stopping the money from being automatically withdrawn would be best but it's essential that employees have the freedom to not be part of such organizations if they don't want to.