State Labor Attacks — Not Just Wisconsin
Iowa
In Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says the state’s labor laws are too friendly to unions and is asking for,
“veto power” over state worker pay and benefit agreements, giving the governor and legislators authority to reject negotiated union contracts which legislators or the governor find unacceptable.
Branstad also wants health care benefits for state workers to be set by the governor and legislators and no longer be part of contract negotiations.
Florida
In Florida the legislature is considering a bill, SB 830, that prevents union dues from being deducted from paychecks, and prohibiting dues from being used for political activity without written consent. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, however, sides with labor on this one,
“My belief is as long as people know what they’re doing, collective bargaining is fine,” Scott said in an interview with Tallahassee’s WFLA FM radio station.
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Stop Attacks on Working Families
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