The Big Labor based coalition that defeated Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s special election initiatives last year is contemplating a reunion. Even with polls showing Gov. Schwarzenegger cruising to re-election, the union bosses are out for blood.
To defeat the reform initiatives that were on the ballot, California organized labor spent an astounding $148.5 million of workers’ dues money. The California Teachers Union alone spent nearly $60 million.
California, of course, is not a right to work state. Workers do not have the protections they need and are forced to pay union dues or fees as a job condition. That leaves the bosses’ political treasure chests filled to throw vast sums of money at political causes — even into a losing effort now and then.
A recent poll conducted by SurveyUSA, a national pollster rated “A” by polling aggregation site FiveThirtyEight, reveals Michiganders of all backgrounds strongly oppose overturning the state’s Right to Work law.
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union officials likely spent over $12 billion on political activities during the 2019-2020 election cycle, far more than union officials publicly admit.