A brewing California legislative fight over school discipline highlights the First Amendment violations stemming from mandatory union fees for teachers. (cir-usa.org)
Conservatives also believe the attack on mandatory union fees has the potential to weaken the public sector unions that are strong supporters of the Democratic Party. (uft.org)
It is the latest successful legislative push targeting union power following a Republican sweep of statehouses in 2010, and if Gov. Mitch Daniels signs the bill as expected it will make Indiana the first Rust Belt state to ban contracts that require workers to pay mandatory union fees for representation. (cnbc.com)