Summary: Change In Union Payroll Deduction

Government employee unions are very similar to private sector unions in that they are created for the purpose of collective bargaining. In right-to-work states (states where you do not have to pay union dues or agency fees) union membership is entirely optional. In the non-right-to-work states you can be forced to pay agency fees which are usually a similar amount to union dues, because of this many people in these states choose to join the union to get a few additional benefits of being a member (some liability and other insurance).

I agree with the assumptions underlying the law; it is a wise barrier against public officials abusing their power. It is easy to imagine a heavily disapproved-of representative or senator attempting to raise their salary prior to an election they were unlikely to win to give themselves a golden parachute before being voted out. This

Abigail Adams was one of the first of many women to stand up and fight for what she believed in - women’s rights. She believed every woman deserves the chance to serve their families and country just like the men do. Although women have more rights in the United States now more than ever, we seem to still have problems with discrimination wherever we go. Some still think women are lacking equal rights to men, because women are still getting treated differently in the workforce, infantry, and everyday life in general. Los Angeles Times recently published the article “Equal Pay for Women Gets a Boost” by Patrick McGreevy and Chris Megerian - telling a story about a women named Aileen Rizo, whom is a math consultant for the Fresno County Office, who claims that her male co worker make twelve thousand dollars more a year that she does.

World War I began in Europe in 1914. Europe was divided as two competing alliances, Central Powers (Britain, France, and Russia) and Triple Entente (Germany, Austro-Hungary, and Italy). On June 28, 1914, the two alliances started breaking apart. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist while visiting Sarajevo. Austria declared war on Serbia as a result. This led to Russia defending Serbia. By August 3, Germany declared war on Russia and France and invaded Belgium. Great Britain declared war on Germany. By then, Europe and a part of Asia

The controversy behind this is that the people of Wisconsin believe that if the Governor takes away collective bargaining, he will take away the rights of the people, especially public sector workers, such as teachers and nurses. Governor Walker though is correct in taking this drastic measure because the state currently has a $137 million deficit. They need some way to bridge this deficit, so why not take out collective bargaining? Not all people agree with this way of thinking. Representative Jan Schakowsky from Illinois wrote a statement on February 17, saying that “under the guise of addressing state

restrictions on partisan political activities by off-duty federal employees. Further, by Department of Defense (DOD)

Although the decision didn't affect contributions, it's still illegal for companies and labor unions to give money directly to candidates for federal office. The court said that because these funds were not being spent in coordination with a campaign, they “do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.”

The shift in organized labor in the United States (U.S.) from the private sector to the public sector has been a dramatic one. Union growth in the American public sector is part of a 60-year trend fueled by the decline of labor power in the private sector (Norcross, 2011). In 2009, union membership in the public sector passed that in the private sector for the first time in U.S. history

I was hoping that the union would organize and try to do something to get attention to the problems with this law. I feel you have done nothing to organize the workers' voices in Lansing. Instead of doing the business of a union, I see nothing but a fleecing of our membership going on in the form on endless solicitations from 3rd party vendors and an overpriced health care product in MESSA. I held out for four years hoping the MEA or even the NEA would gain some traction on the many that concern teachers and students but instead I see nothing but offers for loans and trumped up discounts for consumer garbage I can find anywhere for less. My last hope was some organization came with the fight over our pensions. What we got was a YouTube video explaining how we should resist. This poorly done video is not what I would call a mustering to arms against our profession. So yet again I saw the easy passage of another anti-teacher bill this summer with hardly a whisper from our collective voice. It is at this point I have decided I have had enough with this organization.

One of the most talked about subjects in the U.S economy is the topic of minimum wage. With president Obama’s increase in the minimum wage to 10.10$ per hour people, both economists and politicians alike, have been debating whether raising the bar is a smart idea. At a time when the country the country’s inflation continues to rise at a steady pace and Americans are constantly working to feed their families, some economists know that a raise in the minimum wage would help elevate some of the difficulty. The last time the federal minimum wage was raised was in July of 2009, where rose from 6.55$ to 7.25$. However, there are plenty of reasons as to why the wage should be raised. Some may not think it, but raising the

Americans are worried about how the minimum wage will be change to best fit everyone’s needs. There are 45 million families living in poverty that can’t get out no matter how hard they try. The economy will undoubtedly be affected if the minimum wage will be changed raising of the minimum wage will reduce the amount of some jobs. Over the years inflation has caused controversy on how the minimum has not gone up with it. Additional actions will be needed to take people out of poverty then just raising the minimum wage. In order for there to be a smooth transition there needs to be more done before just raising the minimum wage. One looking through the economic lens can see that this a huge topic and very contraversonal.

In today's society money makes the world go round. People need to pay bills, take care of their kids, get transportation, and to even eat. All of those things are costly. Unlike water coming out of a faucet, money isn't always coming our way when we need it. It comes sprinting out of our pockets faster than it goes in. The federal minimum wage is only paying $7.25 an hour. At pay like this, life isn't even survivable. What can we do to end this struggle? We can move minimum wage to $15 an hour. There are people against it. They say jobs and the chance of advancement will plummet, however predictions show otherwise. Raising the minimum wage can boost the economy, help struggling families make

Public workers should be able to join unions and collectively bargain because it has benefits to improve their livelihoods.

The NEA and the AFT represent millions of teachers throughout the country. Moe indicates that teachers unions are known has political powerhouses which contribute millions of dollars to campaign contributions and lobbying. Fortune Magazine has consistently ranked National Education Association in the top 15 of its Washington Power 25 list for influence in the nation’s capital. The American Federation of Teachers along with the National Education Association has given more than $60 million combined in campaign contributions over the last 20 years (Moe 267). Ballot initiatives that are created in to order to begin school reform usually are defeated because their huge sums of moneys that come from these unions in order to defeat a ballot that can jeopardize a teacher’s job. Let’s keep in mind that unions are designed to protect the interest of the teachers, unions are not designed to help the interest of children. The unions use this money mostly to demand special interest for the teachers, such as imposing a structure at the workplace giving teacher’s rights and restricting managerial control. Teacher unions are by far the most powerful forces in American education and use their power to promote their own special interests at any expense.

Teacher Unions have evolved over time and have been essential in education equality and reform. Some now question the motivation behind these unions and whether or not they are now a barrier to reform, rather than a assistant. This paper will explore the evolvement of not only Teacher Unions, but the purpose and motivation behind said unions. Two of the most predominately known unions are American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association, NEA.