"Taxpayer dollars are being used to coerce unionization, thus funneling funds to unions in the form of dues, which are then used to support the elected officials, who authorize the expenditure of those same taxpayer dollars in ways that only benefit the unions."
Our government is misusing tax dollars in order to coerce unionization. Executive Order 13495, signed by the president on January 30, 2009, ensures that contractors and subcontractors for new federal service contracts offer employment to those employed by the previous contract holder, virtually guaranteeing the continuance of a unionized workforce. Executive Order 13502, issued just one week later, permits government agencies to require unionization of contractors and subcontractors in order to be awarded construction projects of $25 million or more. This is “stimulus” money being spent to require unionization. Pending legislation (The Employee Free Choice Act), if passed, would eliminate the secret ballot from union elections, making intimidation a viable organizing tool. Presidential Orders allowing the mandate of unionization of contractors in order to be awarded federal construction projects; the use of “economic stimulus” taxpayer dollars to fund these same construction projects; and the use of federal funds to coerce service contractors to unionize are opposed to the best interests of a free enterprise economy.
Protect Workers from Government-coerced Unionization. We will challenge Executive Orders 13495, 13496 and 13502, and oppose H.R. 1409 and S.560, “Employee Free Choice Act,” which promote unionization. We will seek support for H.R. 1176 and S.478, the Secret Ballot Protection Act.