subsidy Archives

September 24

Government Should Stop Collecting Dues for Union Bosses

n a 2014 open letter to Alabama teacher union officials, former state teacher union President Paul Hubbert admitted that the loss of automatic “payroll deduction” privileges was a key reason the union’s finances were deteriorating rapidly. Credit: AP file photo/…

June 15

Sen. Tim Scott Wants To End A Big Labor Subsidy

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Empower Employees Act to end federal tax dollars being spent to collect labor union dues, ending another federal government subsidy provided for labor unions. “Taxpayer dollars should not be used to collect union dues –…