OOPS! SEIU Union Boss Lets Cat out of the Bag

Iowa union bosses and their patsies in the state legislature are again taking aim at Iowa's longstanding and popular Right to Work law.

Sarah Swisher, Iowa political director for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), recently told the Des Moines Register the real reason why union chiefs want to pass a repeal of Right to Work:

Unions want to be able to charge nonunion workers "reasonable" fees to help cover costs of union representation, such as when workers file grievances, Swisher said. She said the money would also be used to organize more workers, such as nurses.

"It certainly isn't for union halls or more union staff or higher wages for union staff," she said. "It's because we have a lot of workers in the state that need to be organized."

So there you go. Union bosses want more money so they can organize even more workers to get more money. While it is illegal for unions to charge nonmembers for any activity which union bosses cannot prove relates to collective bargaining -- and courts have found organizing to be unrelated -- a strong Right to Work law is the only true protection.

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