Bill Text: CT HB06671 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Employee Consent For The Utilization Of Union Dues Unrelated To The Union's Collective Bargaining Functions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees [HB06671 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06671-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6671
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1930
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING EMPLOYEE CONSENT FOR THE UTILIZATION OF UNION DUES UNRELATED TO THE UNION'S COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FUNCTIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit an employee's union dues from being used for purposes unrelated to the union's collective bargaining functions, including, but not limited to, political contributions and expenditures, without that employee's written consent.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent unionized workers from being forced to support causes with which they do not agree.