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Title: Prohibits Wage Deductions for State Employee Union Dues

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits state employees from having a portion of their wages automatically deducted for labor union fees, effective September 1, 2015.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits the state or a political agency of the state from deducting dues or membership fees from an individual’s wages to a labor union unless the individual belongs to a “covered employee of a state agency” (Sec. 5). 
  • Defines a “covered employee of a state agency” as an individual who is employed in either of the following positions (Sec. 3):
    • A professional state law enforcement or firefighting capacity; or
    • An emergency medical services capacity. 

 

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

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Title: Prohibits Wage Deductions for State Employee Union Dues

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