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Senate Committee Pass HB 2079 to "preserve union power"

0 comments | March 30, 2007 | 12:14 PM | posted by Kristen

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WEA works to use teachers funds for politics

0 comments | March 29, 2007 | 10:14 AM | posted by Kristen

An excellent article by teacher Angie Dorman on HB 2079 in the Columbia Basin Herald:

House Bill 2079 -- Regarding Use of Agency Shop Fees (nonunion member representation fees) -- under consideration in the Washington state House of Representatives, is indicative of the kind of government the WEA would have us live under, one that can be manipulated, one that does not believe in the processes of our republic. WEA has no faith in the system, much less classroom teachers. This bill is an example of why I am not a member of the WEA and chose Northwest Professional Educators as my professional association. I trust the system. This piece of legislation makes it obvious that the WEA does not believe in our system.

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Public hearing on HB 2079

0 comments | March 22, 2007 | 10:11 AM | posted by Kristen

Available here. Listen for teachers Amber Birks and Gordon Kenny as well as EFF's Mike Reitz.

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House Oks political spending of nonmembers' union fees

0 comments | March 10, 2007 | 10:07 AM | posted by Kristen

The state House passed a measure Friday night that would allow labor unions to spend nonmembers' bargaining fees on political causes without first getting their permission, an issue that is currently under appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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