The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing to investigate allegations of “forced unionism” and different ways in which unions use collected dues to contribute to political campaigns.
In order to emphasize what many believe to be a serious and growing problem, the committee will release the personal stories of three union members who claim they have been denied a choice in joining a union.
TERRY BOWMAN: Denied the Right to Choose by Union Leaders
Terry Bowman is an assembly line worker at a Ford Motor Company plant in Rawsonville, Michigan and a member of the United Auto Workers union. Terry spoke out before the House Oversight Committee about union leaders taking his dues to fund partisan politics he opposes.
2-14-12: Oversight Productions
CLAIRE WAITES: Denied the Right to Choose by Teachers Union Leaders
Claire Waites is a 28 year educator from Daphne, Alabama, who joined the local teachers union to obtain liability insurance. In order to obtain coverage, Claire is forced to remain a union member. Claire reported at a recent Oversight hearing that her union pressured her to contribute to a "children's fund" that was used to fund the special interest union agenda she opposes.
SALLY COOMER: Denied the Right to Choose by SEIU Leaders
Sally Coomer is a homecare worker of her disabled adult daughter in Duvall, Washington. Under current law, she is forced to become a member of the SEIU. As a member, $95 a month is taken for union dues, which go to fund causes she does not support. That $95 could provide an additional 9 to 10 hours of care for her daughter.
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