{"id":1635651,"date":"2022-09-07T17:17:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1635651"},"modified":"2022-09-07T17:18:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:18:30","slug":"california-democrats-pass-colossal-big-labor-giveaway-forcing-taxpayers-to-subsidize-union-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-pass-colossal-big-labor-giveaway-forcing-taxpayers-to-subsidize-union-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats Pass Colossal Big Labor Giveaway Forcing Taxpayers To Subsidize Union Activism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-democrats-pass-colossal-big-labor-giveaway-forcing-taxpayers-to-subsidize-union-activism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1635651&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic lawmakers in California passed a colossal taxpayer giveaway to allied interest groups this summer just months before the November midterms. <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/patrickgleason\/2022\/07\/06\/california-governor-gavin-newsom-signs-new-budget-creating-nations-first-tax-credit-for-union-dues\/?sh=1362851c32e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June<\/a>, the Democratic supermajority in Sacramento approved the \u201cWorkers Tax Fairness Credit,\u201d a first-of-its-kind subsidy for union dues allowing unionized employees to claim state dollars for membership.<\/p>\n<p>Max Nelson, the director of labor policy at the free-market conservative think tank Freedom Foundation, described the legislation as a \u201cbold\u201d mechanism to expand union membership and empower state-sponsored speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaxpayers are being compelled by the force of state law to pay people to pay unions,\u201d Nelson said. <\/p>\n<p>Big labor groups may also claim the benefits for themselves, where raising dues to cover the difference offered by the tax credit would enrich union leadership who dictate organizations\u2019 political contributions. <\/p>\n<p>In California, the unions are a force to be reckoned with at every level of government, spending more than $25 million to save Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom from last year\u2019s recall effort, <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/politics\/2021\/10\/newsom-recall-big-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to CalMatters. That\u2019s more money than Hollywood, California\u2019s tech industry, local Indian tribes, and state real estate players spent in the recall race combined.  <\/p>\n<p>The tax credit doled out directly to union interest groups, Nelson said, \u201cis certainly pushing the boundaries of what has been determined to be acceptable in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just a step or two removed from direct government funding of political advocacy,\u201d Nelson added. <\/p>\n<p>The cost of the taxpayer subsidy is introduced with an up to $400 million-dollar price tag, which is subject to change under annual appropriations. <\/p>\n<p>Since the landmark 2018 Supreme Court decision in <em>Janus v. AFSCME<\/em>, which ruled public sector unions can no longer mandate non-union employees pay dues, public union membership has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/public-sector-union-membership-slowly-shrinking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> 20 percent in California. Newsom\u2019s tax credit incentivizes a reversal of the downward trend in membership for groups central to the Democrats\u2019 policy agenda. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re kind of into some new frontiers here, which will be interesting for both the courts to grapple with and the states,\u201d Nelson told The Federalist, where Democrats have now embraced a measure to directly fund their own allies who, in turn, will \u201cplow money into progressive electoral politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California unions, meanwhile, are reliably liberal, not only donating to far-left politicians who reward organizations with generous tax credits but also by direct engagement in left-wing activism. <\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the state teachers\u2019 unions were instrumental in prolonging school shutdowns detrimental to students\u2019 health. The California Teachers Association went as far as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/06\/emails-california-teachers-union-ran-oppo-research-on-parents-who-wanted-schools-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spying<\/a> on parents who wanted to open schools. The teachers union in Los Angeles also allegedly used resources to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReopenCASchools\/status\/1366975665212297217?s=20&amp;t=h2O5PbXNZvwtTt2NagStCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conduct<\/a> opposition research on concerned parents. <\/p>\n<p>School closings aside, teachers\u2019 unions, in particular, have embraced far-left activism in schools, including race-based curriculums and radical gender theory. The \u201cadvocacy\u201d tab on the California Teachers\u2019 Association\u2019s website includes a section on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cta.org\/our-advocacy\/social-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social justice<\/a>,\u201d which lists priorities for \u201cWomen\u2019s History Month,\u201d \u201cBlack Lives Matter,\u201d \u201cCelebrating the Latinx Community,\u201d \u201cSupporting AAPI Educators and Students,\u201d \u201cHonoring Native American Heritage,\u201d and \u201cTaking Action for the LGBTQ+ Community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California taxpayers will now be on the hook for membership dues thanks to Sacramento\u2019s generous tax credit. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. 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