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On 4/30, H.B. 418 the Paycheck Protection bill being sponsored by Stuart Bishop (R-Lafayette), will be heard in committee in the Louisiana Legislature. Proponents of this bill say that the state should not be involved in the business of collecting union dues. As of now, the state does not collect any money for any other organization from the paychecks of Louisiana's state public employees. This bill would require unions to collect their own dues and not depend on the State of Louisiana.
A recent opinion piece in The Advocate highlights exactly why the state should not be in the collections business.
Americans For Prosperity-Louisiana is pushing for the committee to support this bill and have asked for Louisiana voters to email committee members to support this bill.
The committee members that will be hearing this bill are as follows:
- Stuart Bishop bishops@legis.la.gov 337-981-7409
- Chris Broadwater broadwaterc@legis.la.gov 985-543-4900
- Kenny Cox coxk@legis.la.gov 855-844-8583
- Mickey Guillory larep041@legis.la.gov 337-457-1094
- Lance Harris harrisl@legis.la.gov 318-767-6095
- Valarie Hodges hodgesv@legis.la.gov 225-791-2199
- Marcus Hunter hunterm@legis.la.gov 318-362-440
- Chuck Kleckley larep036@legis.la.gov 337-475-3016
- Walt Leger legerw@legis.la.gov 504-556-9970
- Blake Miguez miguez@legis.la.gov 337-937-8827
- Vincent Pierre pierrev@legis.la.gov 337-262-2300
- Jerome Richard richardj@legis.la.gov 985-447-0999
- Clay Schexnayder schexnayderc@legis.la.gov 225-473-6016
- Alan Seabaugh seabaugh@legis.la.gov 318-676-7990
- Patricia Smith smithp@legis.la.gov 225-342-7106
- Julie Stokes stokesj@legis.la.gov 504-468-8603
- Lenar Whitney whitneyl@legis.la.gov 985-858-2970
- Alfred Williams williamsa@legis.la.gov 225-382-3243
The citizens of Louisiana should support this bill's passage.
