By The PA. AFL-CIO

– The arguments that we are hearing in Pennsylvania in favor of paycheck deception are nothing new. For nearly 20 years, corporate interests have pushed paycheck deception bills in states all across the country. These efforts have consistently been rejected, overturned, or found blatantly unconstitutional.

Rightwing corporate groups have seen paycheck deception laws as a tool for undercutting the voices of working people, even if they won’t admit to it. In 1998, a paycheck deception ballot initiative, Proposition 226, in California failed 54-46. Even after the bill failed, corporate lobbyists trumpeted the bill as “a model for other states”.

That same year, a Nevada judge struck an identical ballot initiative from the ballot, calling it unconstitutional because it violated the First Amendment by unfairly targeting union members’ right to free speech, and because federal labor law already regulates the deduction of union dues and fees. In 2011, Arizona’s paycheck deception law was struck down a by a federal judge who found the law discriminatory because it exempted public safety unions.

Proponents of paycheck deception in Pennsylvania are arguing the same old recycled talking points that have been found unconstitutional in other states. They are trying to win with losing arguments – but unless working people stand up and educate their legislators with the facts, Pennsylvania could very well become the next state to pass paycheck deception.
Can you take five minutes to stand against paycheck deception (and save the Commonwealth a little time and money)?

TAKE ACTION – To  Contact your legislator and tell them NO on HB 1507 and SB 1034, Go To: http://act.aflcio.org/c/18/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=7849

Source: http://www.paaflcio.org/?p=3598