tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post2576432732979784308..comments2023-12-14T21:13:46.857-06:00Comments on Tom Roeser's Blog: SUN-TIMES BLACKS OUT UNION THUG OUTRAGES IN WISCONSIN.Jake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-53259652834070542382011-04-12T13:04:11.713-05:002011-04-12T13:04:11.713-05:00Are union dues pre-tax or after-tax?Are union dues pre-tax or after-tax?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230140831148924968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-4899453059062233002011-04-11T15:16:52.792-05:002011-04-11T15:16:52.792-05:00”The Walker reform that union leaders hate the mos...<i>”The Walker reform that union leaders hate the most require unions to be recertified annually by a majority of their members and let those members opt out of paying dues…”</i><br /><br />“Hate the most…?” Well, that’s part of it. Others report that what the unions fear most is the item in the budget which terminates the State and local government practice of <i>collecting</i> the union dues – via payroll deduction – and remitting them to the unions.<br />Unions in states which have already done this have seen a significant drop in union membership – up to 95% reportedly.<br /><br />When the dues are deducted from your paycheck the amount becomes more like taxes or Social Security deductions – out of sight, out of mind. But if you have to write out a check for $80 - $100 each month to the union you might being to question whether that is money well spent. And when you realize further that much of that money is going to be funneled back to the Democrats ultimately, you might think twice about it.<br /><br />Stop collecting the union dues for them and you might not need an annual re-certification…GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.com