Swordsmyth
02-15-2019, 06:45 PM
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 503 in Oregon hemorrhaged more than a quarter of its members since the U.S. Supreme Court banned mandatory agency fees in June 2018, according to state filings obtained by The Freedom Foundation.Over a quarter of Oregon state employees SEIU represents — 26 percent — don’t pay dues to SEIU 503 any longer, according to state and federal filings. SEIU 503 disputed those figures, saying (https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/01/30/murmurs-trial-begins-for-foster-home-operator/) the union’s membership is up 2.2 percent.
“We knew Janus would be a big blow to the public unions, but it’s happening even faster than we expected,” Freedom Foundation spokeswoman Ashley Varner told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. “Government unions are bleeding members because as soon as Freedom Foundation informs people they finally have a choice on paying union dues, they’re quick to drop their membership.”
The nonprofit’s campaigning cost unions in California, Oregon and Washington tens of millions of dollars worth of dues money. Across the three states, about 40,000 employees stopped paying union dues since the Supreme Court’s ruling, costing those unions about $33 million in lost revenue, according to Freedom Foundation figures.
More at: https://truepundit.com/west-coast-union-down-a-quarter-of-its-members-since-scotus-decision-on-forced-dues-filings-show/
“We knew Janus would be a big blow to the public unions, but it’s happening even faster than we expected,” Freedom Foundation spokeswoman Ashley Varner told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. “Government unions are bleeding members because as soon as Freedom Foundation informs people they finally have a choice on paying union dues, they’re quick to drop their membership.”
The nonprofit’s campaigning cost unions in California, Oregon and Washington tens of millions of dollars worth of dues money. Across the three states, about 40,000 employees stopped paying union dues since the Supreme Court’s ruling, costing those unions about $33 million in lost revenue, according to Freedom Foundation figures.
More at: https://truepundit.com/west-coast-union-down-a-quarter-of-its-members-since-scotus-decision-on-forced-dues-filings-show/