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School boards accept “security clauses” that Labor unions heavily influence elections,
force teachers to pay dues to a union as con- particularly school elections, where voter
dition of employment. Teachers are usually turnout is usually very low. Candidates who
not told that they can resign from the union promise to support union interests have
and not pay dues for political activities. significant advantages.

$$$ Labor Unions

(PSEA & PFT)
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Unionized Public
School Employees Union-backed
(teachers, cooks, janitors, Candidates
bus drivers, and others)

Union-backed
Legislators &
School Board
Members

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Union-backed legislators and school board Union-backed legislative
members enact policies that benefit public and school board candidates
school employees and labor unions, such as: are elected.

· Agree to seniority-based salary schedules instead of performance-based pay scales that

reward outstanding teachers, encourage innovation, and attract the best teachers possible.
· Keep more unionized employees than necessary on the payroll.
· Approve contracts that lock in costly union-controlled health insurance services without competitive bidding.
· Increase taxes through bonds and millages rather than reducing costs.
· Oppose privatization, where non-union private sector workers often provide better services at a lower cost to taxpayers.
· Prevent parents from having choices among public schools, charter schools, and non-government schools.
· Bargain away board rights and responsibilities to labor unions.
· Grant exclusive bargaining representation to labor unions. This effectively excludes teachers from representing
themselves or from being represented by an alternative group.
· Use the school district as the union collection agent and record keeper of employee dues and political contributions.
· Increase wages and benefits for public school employees.