https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/03/25/union-dues-reform-bill-passes-florida-house/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:04:30 -0400<![CDATA[The bill in question is HB 1021, and it is designed to get government out of union&#8217;s business by: banning automatic dues collection for public sector unions; and requiring union leadership to get permission from individual members before using those dues for partisan politicking.  The bill passed 74-40, despite the rather strenuous objections of Big Labor: a similar bill (SB 830) is making its way through the Florida Senate.  The success of HB 1021 should help with the success of SB 830, which has been fought every step of the way, naturally; the Democratic-Big Labor governmental alliance has zero interest in seeing their profitable feedback cycle disrupted by the ability of mere workers to decide whether they like having their money go to keep one party in office.]]>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:42:37 -0400<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/03/25/union-dues-reform-bill-passes-florida-house-n38422