By The Pa. AFL-CIO

After you send your State Rep an email, give them a call or visit their local office to let them know you oppose anti-worker and anti-union legislation like SB 166.

The Pennsylvania State House is set to consider another piece of anti-worker legislation with Senate Bill 166. Before Thanksgiving, the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee passed TWO anti-worker, Paycheck “Protection” bills.

In February, the state Senate passed paycheck “protection” legislation with SB 166. Paycheck “protection” has nothing to do with protecting workers paychecks; it’s an attack on our first amendment rights in the interest of corporate greed. These payroll deductions are voluntary, and cost the Commonwealth nothing.

Paycheck “protection” legislation is supported by far-right, special interest groups and corporate backers, like ALEC and the Koch brothers. Bills like SB 166, are designed to sound harmless, but they pave the way for more anti-union, anti-worker, pro-greed policies like “right to work”. According to the SB 166’s sponsor, Senator John Eichelberger, this bill is “the first step toward ‘right to work’ in Pennsylvania”.

Visit paaflcio.org for more ways you can take action to stop paycheck “protection”.