Posted by Rachel Culbertson - August 23, 2010
While Colorado has a few advantages over Washington state when it comes to workers' rights (Colorado is a Right-to-Work state), this hasn’t stopped the Colorado Teachers Unions from pulling a fast one.
Our friends over at the Independence Institute just produced a great video highlighting an unjust policy that happens in Colorado. From the YouTube summary:
“Due to family medical hardships, non-union Pueblo school employee Becky Robertson missed an annual deadline to opt out of union fee paycheck deductions. The union rejected her appeal. Though she had chosen not to be a union member, Becky ended up paying the union hundreds of dollars that could have been used for medical bills and other expenses. Why do Colorado laws allow this type of abuse to continue?"
This type of abuse shows that while Right-to-Work laws are a step in the right direction toward worker freedom, they can’t always protect from union abuses. Why not? Even in a Right-to-Work state, unions have monopoly status over an entire workplace. As the exclusive representative of a school, company, or agency, unions still have considerable power and aren’t always motivated to work in their customers’ best interest.
If unions had to compete with other unions for members, they might show a little more understanding towards those facing medical hardships.
To learn more about Colorado union policies and what the Independence Institute is doing to inform teachers and bring about change, visit their Independent Teachers website.
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