Florida Republicans are once again trying to bust up teachers unions.
“Florida Republicans are taking aim at public sector labor unions, with two bills passed through a House committee Monday morning.
One specifically targets teachers unions.
It would prohibit teachers from opting to have their union dues taken directly out of their pay check . . .
The teachers union bill would also expand a requirement passed last year that unions representing K-12 employees maintain at least 50% membership to keep their certification.
Under the bill, unions representing university and college employees would also have to meet the 50% threshold . . .
We asked [House sponsor Cord] Byrd why his bill singles out teachers and leaves out other public sector employees like police, firefighters and state workers.
‘That’s something that could be considered moving forward, but once again, the focus of the bill is in the education sector and I wanted to keep mine narrow, knowing that others had bills dealing with unions more broadly,’ said Byrd.
One of those other union bills was also approved in the same meeting.
It would require all public sector employees to reauthorize their membership every three years or any time their contract is renegotiated.”
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