In Washington State, Susan Wiggs, a teacher with a religious objection to paying union dues, fought tooth-and-nail against the Vancouver Education Association (VEA) over her right to divert those dues to charity. VEA union officials refused time and again to accommodate the teacher’s wishes.
Citizenlink.com has the story:
“[Union officials] absolutely don't want a precedent of religious objectors being able to choose their own charity," Wiggs said.
After the seemingly never-ending battle, a labor board ruled last week in favor of the teacher, but the VEA won’t give up and still refuses to approve Wiggs’ choice.
For more information on your rights as a religious objector, read the Foundation’s pamphlet entitled, “An Employee's Guide--To Union Dues and Religious Do Nots.” The guide describes how to obtain as accommodation of an employee's religious beliefs against joining or financially supporting a labor union.
Comments
Hope this becomes precedent
I am presently a religious objector but may divert my dues to only 4 so-called charities that are hand-picked by the union: American Cancer Society, American Heart Association (no problems with those), Doctors Without Borders and Planned Parenthood. (I did not know PP was a charity!) For religious reasons, I cannot give to DWB or PP. How come Planned Parenthood is an option and not Birthright? Talk about hypocrisy . . .
Liberal Tolerance?
This is another example of the vicious intolerance that pervades the leadership of Big Labor. The radical agenda of the union leaders does not permit any differences from leftist orthodoxy.
Bismarck