Don't Attack our Local Union

This is the latest effort fueled by the Koch brothers and other out-of-state anti-union interests to undermine collective bargaining for public employees by dividing the workforce. Last year was so-called “Right-to-Work”; now we have “Right-to-Work" for public sector employees.HB 1704 would grant special status to certain workers that will allow for discrimination, favoritism, and ultimately weaken your voice at work. This bill is a direct assault on one of the key components of collective bargaining that we know is used against unions all the time. It seeks to divide workers to weaken their efforts to negotiate fair pay, benefits, safety provisions, and respect in the workplace. What is even more egregious is that the proponents of this bill are using politics to attempt to divide public employees by exempting police and fire unions from this legislative attack.