DeSantis wants Paycheck Protection Legislation

DeSantis Goes After Union Bosses, Calls for Paycheck Protection Legislation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke at an event called “The Freedom Blueprint: DeSantis Education Agenda School Board Retreat” on Monday and announced his support for “paycheck protection” legislation.

DeSantis explains that he wants the protections to prevent the government from automatically deducting union dues from teacher paychecks. Instead, the governor said teachers would need to write checks to the unions to preserve their freedom to choose what to do with their pay.

Republicans proposed legislation earlier this year, allowing public employees to choose whether or not they want to join public sector unions. To do this, it required employees to annually reauthorize union dues and consent to participate in a union at all.

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