Socialist Union Corruption SEIU
Wow, you think they would be happy to open their books and show the world how "above board" they really are!
Keep voting left-wing and you will have no rights, Dear Leader knows best.
Union members, you have no rights and you will do only as the union says.
Labor Unions
California unions crush bid to open their books
By William La Jeunesse
·Published May 05, 2016 FoxNews.com
California’s public employee unions used their muscle this week to fight back a legislative bid to open their books, killing in committee a bill that would force them to post online how dues are spent -- and a second bill requiring a union vote every two years.
"These members want to belong to a union. They want to be represented by a union. They just want to know where their money's at,” said bill sponsor Assemblywoman Shannon Grove, a Republican.
The two bills went down Wednesday on a party-line vote, after dozens of union members came out against the legislation.
"The whole issue is not so much about these bills, but it's about right-wing billionaires fighting for their interest and fighting to stymie the rights of the union," testified Theresa Rutherford, of SEIU local 1021.
The fight, though, actually began with an internal complaint from a union member, five years ago.
At the time, Mariam Noujaim, a long-time state employee, noticed a crossing guard at the State Capitol on an empty street that already had a tunnel built under it for pedestrians. A self-described cheapskate, Noujaim sensed a waste of money.
She later learned it was a make-work job provided to her union, the Service Employees International Union or SEIU. She demanded to see their books. They refused. She sued – and later got involved with the legislation.
"This is my case," said Noujaim, an Egyptian immigrant. "Show me the money."
She and others are vowing to keep fighting for transparency and accountability, despite this week’s legislative loss.
SEIU is the state's second-largest public employee union with some 700,000 members statewide. In her lawsuit, Noujaim won but was only given access to the union's $60 million budget for a few hours and was not allowed to make copies or bring an accountant.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016...l?intcmp=hpbt1
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