HARRISBURG — Republicans in the Pennsylvania state Senate
are making another attempt to end the ability of public-sector labor unions to
collect full dues and political action committee contributions through payroll
deductions from members' paychecks.
The GOP-controlled Senate State Government Committee cast
an 8-4 party line vote Tuesday to advance the legislation and a resolution to
amend the constitution. The bill passed the Senate 26-23 in 2015, but died in
the House last year. It is also opposed by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.
The bill would bar the state, school districts and local
government employers from deducting any portion of union dues that underwrite
political activity and union political action committee contributions from the
paychecks of unionized workers.
Only deductions that pay for contract negotiation costs
and other non-political activity would be allowed.
Source: The
Reading Eagle
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