Move over Wisconsin, Florida union bashing begins


The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that state lawmakers have proposed several bills that are nearly identical to those proposed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

SB 830, sponsored by Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, bans government from automatically deducting dues from paychecks and requires members to specifically authorize the use of their dues for political purposes.

Another would require unions to tell their members every year what they must do to decertify.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”