Anti Public Worker bills in state legislature

[Kumbricia]

SB 1484, SB 1485, SB 1486, and SB 1487 are going to be debated next week. They would mean the end of public sector unions in Arizona.

A slate of bills introduced in the Arizona Legislature this session would wipe out public-sector unions in our state. If Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signs them into law, which is likely, they would ban collective bargaining by public employees, end automatic payroll deductions for dues and prohibit compensation for performing union duties. These measures go even further than the union-stripping bills that enraged Wisconsinites last year and, unlike in Wisconsin, Arizona police and fire unions would not be exempted.

Here is an AFL-CIO link that you can use to email your state representative to tell them to oppose these bills:


http://act.aflcio.org/c/120/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=3542

[Kumbricia]

1. Tucson Rally in support of public workers - 2/3/12 @ 4 pm, State Building

Below is a message from Jobs With Justice...




Jobs with Justice urges you to come out in

solidarity with unions under attack by the

Arizona Ultra-right legislature.



Rally in Support of AZ Working Families!



STOP THE ATTACKS ON PUBLIC WORKERS!



this Friday, Feb. 3rd

4:00 pm (or when you get off work)



State Building,

400 W Congress

Downtown Tucson



Join union members and their families

from the Pima Area Labor Federation

(PALF), AFSCME 449, CWA Local 7000 and

many community supporters to stand up

to the attacks on union members and their

families. The following harmful bills will

directly harm our community:



SB1484, Paycheck deductions employee

authorization



SB1485, Unions; public employees;

prohibitions



SB1486, Public Employees; activities,

unions; compensation



SB1487, Government employees; union dues;

withholding



These terrible bills are moving fast. They

have already passed out of committee

and will be most likely debated in the

full AZ Senate next week. We need to

pull together and find solutions

that work for the real issues Arizonans

are facing. Join our rally to let the

Arizona Legislature that attacking

public workers is wrong!



To Take Action NOW by following the Arizona

AFL-CIO link:



http://act.aflcio.org/c/120/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=3542