| Tomorrow SB 251 will be heard in the House Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions. This bill creates unnecessary obstacles for Hoosier educators who want to join a union. The bill unfairly targets teachers who pay their union dues through payroll deduction. Payroll deduction is a routine practice that has been available to employees for decades to pay for all sorts of things, like health insurance payments and charitable donations. SB 251 is an unwarranted government intrusion into teachers’ paycheck decisions. This is a sneaky bill written by anti-worker special interests who want to make it harder for teachers to join unions. Teachers are counting on you to reach out to the House Committee and tell them to vote no. Click here to send an email to the House Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions. OR Call 866-803-8830 to be connected with the Indiana Legislature’s switchboard. Ask to speak to one of the members of the House Committee on Employment, Labor, and Pensions. The members are: Representative Randy Lyness Representative David Abbott Representative Martin Carbaugh Representative Chuck Goodrich Representative Joanna King Representative Daniel Leonard Representative Jerry Torr Representative Cindy Ziemke Representative Ryan Hatfield Representative Mike Andrade Representative John Bartlett Representative Chuck Mosely Our legislators should focus on addressing the real problems Hoosier educators face, like safe classrooms. Instead, they want to silence teachers by making it harder for them to have a collective voice. Our teachers deserve better. |