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October 6, 2005
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SENATOR TOM MCCLINTOCK TO PARTNER WITH RIGHT TO WORK
FOUNDATION IN STATEWIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN TO
INFORM TEACHERS OF THEIR RIGHT TO POLITICAL AUTONOMY
Federal judge will not immediately force CTA union
officials to inform teachers that they have any
ability to withhold forced dues for
anti-Schwarzenegger electioneering
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http://www.nrtw.org/b/nr_439.php
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Sacramento, California (October 6, 2005) - The
National Right to Work Foundation today announced that
State Senator Tom McClintock will help conduct a
statewide public information blitz to immediately
inform teachers and other public employees of their
basic right to political autonomy which is under
attack by union officials. As part of the campaign,
McClintock is rushing to a recording studio to cut a
radio ad today.
The announcement comes on the heels of yesterday's
U.S. District Court ruling not to issue a temporary
restraining order to immediately freeze forced union
dues seizures from teachers statewide spent for
politics until due process was given. The
class-action lawsuit filed by teachers and faculty
continues to seek a ruling that union officials must
notify educators of their right to resign from formal
union membership and refuse to pay the mandatory dues
increase. The $60 per capita increase is earmarked
for the unions' $60 million campaign to influence the
special election.
Since the educators filed their suit, California
Teacher Association (CTA) union officials have already
backpedaled and indicated they will now, in fact,
allow non-union members to get their $60 back this
fall. But, at the same time, union officials stand
firm in refusing even to inform their 300,000+ members
of their right to resign and object. Members have
never been notified of such rights.
"Since the court will not take swift action to order
union officials to inform union members of their
rights, this informational campaign will help pick up
the slack," said Stefan Gleason, Vice President of the
Foundation. "Union officials have been fighting tooth
and nail to keep teachers in the dark. They naturally
fear a revolt from teachers opposing the union
hierarchy's extraordinary $60 million campaign this
fall."
The radio ad being recorded by Senator McClintock and
the lead plaintiff Judy Liegmann, a 5th grade teacher,
informs the public of the extraordinary dues increase
for politics and of teachers' right to reclaim such
dues. Aside from making a statewide advertising buy,
the National Right to Work Foundation is now
distributing radio public service announcements across
California, establishing a special web-site which
provides teachers with information on how to object
and reclaim their dues, and scheduling regional
informational forums throughout the state.
A sworn declaration filed by the CTA's accountant in
recent days reveals that the union has already spent
the $60 million raised by the union's three-year dues
increase and is attempting to secure an additional $40
million loan. Union officials' spending of teachers'
forced union dues could approach $100 million before
the special election next month.
"California's classroom teachers should not be forced
to serve as ATM machines for union officials," said
Gleason.
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National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
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http://www.nrtw.org | (800) 336-3600
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a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free
legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights
have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The
Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at
1-800-336-3600, is assisting thousands of employees
in close to 300 cases nationwide. Its web address is:
http://www.nrtw.org/
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