Sen. Dan Hall: Committee Passes Bill that Could Unionize Daycare Providers
Hall: "Republicans expressed concern that this bill would result in increased costs for families and taxpayers alike."
The following is a column from Sen. Dan Hall, D-District 56.
State and Local Government
This week the State and Local Government Committee passed Senate File 778, a bill that could result in the unionization of child daycare providers. On a 7-5 party-line vote, the committee passed the AFSCME-supported bill.
The Democrat majority rejected several Republican amendments to protect private business owners and the families they serve. These amendments included allowing families to observe contract negotiations, exempting nonmembers from paying union dues, and disclosing information to providers about what unionization means for their business.
In response to AFSCME's testimony that SF 778 bill was about "raising subsidy rates," Republicans expressed concern that this bill would result in increased costs for families and taxpayers alike.
Under the bill, even daycare providers who choose not to join the union would still be forced to pay union fees, be subject to the terms and conditions negotiated by the union, and be effectively deemed employees of the state. On Monday (3/11) the bill will be heard in the Health, Human Services, and Housing Committee.
Terry Elliott
10:33 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
"Under the bill, even daycare providers who choose not to join the union would still be forced to pay union fees, be subject to the terms and conditions negotiated by the union, and be effectively deemed employees of the state."
Nothing more perfectly epitomizes the joint interests of unions and the DFL than clauses like this to preserve the money pipeline from unions to the DFL. In return for this cash flow, the DFL supports the expansion of unions-- under compulsion, if necessary, as in this case. With unions in manufacturing and commercial sectors now down to 6%, the DFL helps grow unions a) by growing government itself-- talk about synergy!-- and b) by forcing unions on any disparate collection of individuals, here day care providers.
Everything about it is corrupt.
gary foxley
3:04 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
This corruption is evident from the white house to the NLRB to the DFL controlled house in MN. Why was it in the state and local government committee?
in several other states the higher courts have struck down the collection of forced union dues from nonvoting members. this is thanks to the NRTW groups who will hopefully challenge this AFSME power grab.