Nesbitt condemns Democrat bill granting union bosses access to private contact information of public employees

Nesbitt condemns Democrat bill granting union bosses access to private contact information of public employees

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, made the following statement Thursday, denouncing the partisan passage of Senate Bill 169 by Democrats who wish to compel public sector employees to turn over their private contact information to union bosses by law:

“Once again, this new Democratic majority is rushing to provide special public handouts to their big union backers — this time their gift is the privacy rights of public employees. Under this outrageous legislation, someone who wishes to live free of becoming entangled in the constrictive tentacles of a public sector union, would no longer be allowed such a privilege because their updated, personal contact information would be turned over every three months to a union boss.

“Setting the potential for strong-arming and intimidation aside, there are many reasons why a public employee might wish to keep their private contact information private from union leaders. It could simply be because the person disagrees with the known funding of politicians and causes that don’t align with the employee’s values. Or maybe it’s because of well-documented cases of corruption or embezzlement like in 2018 when a local AFSCME union boss was charged with stealing $600,000 from the union. Perhaps more concerning, it could even be because of well-known and documented rumors of harassment and sexual assault by powerful, well-protected union bosses.

“With no regard or respect for the U.S. Supreme Court’s previous ruling on this subject, Democrats are steamrolling ahead on their agenda to pay back their big union backers and creating a perilous work environment for public employees who are uninterested in union membership and wish not to be harassed on their private phones and at their private homes.”

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