District Court judge rules against blocking Arizona union payroll deductions
A U.S. District Court judge recently upheld the right of Arizona unions to take payroll deductions from their members for political contributions.
Judge Murray Snow ruled that legislation championed by Senator Frank Antenori, a Republican from Tucson, to allow the state to block deductions of funds for political purposes may "discriminate by viewpoint." This is due to the fact that unions representing public safety professions were not included in the proposal, the Arizona Republic reports.
Organizations such as the Arizona Education Association - which represents teachers - would have been included, but not those serving firefighters, corrections officers and police, according to the East Valley Tribune. Public safety unions were left out of the bill after requesting an exemption from Antenori.
"By imposing its burdens on the political speech of some unions and other organizations and not imposing like costs upon other similarly-situated unions ... the law is underinclusive," wrote Snow in a decision quoted by the news source.
Payroll deductions were also an issue in Texas earlier this month, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The union, which represents many of Bexar County, Texas' law enforcement officials, sued the county for allegedly making "untrue allegations" about the political donation collection process.
Judge Murray Snow ruled that legislation championed by Senator Frank Antenori, a Republican from Tucson, to allow the state to block deductions of funds for political purposes may "discriminate by viewpoint." This is due to the fact that unions representing public safety professions were not included in the proposal, the Arizona Republic reports.
Organizations such as the Arizona Education Association - which represents teachers - would have been included, but not those serving firefighters, corrections officers and police, according to the East Valley Tribune. Public safety unions were left out of the bill after requesting an exemption from Antenori.
"By imposing its burdens on the political speech of some unions and other organizations and not imposing like costs upon other similarly-situated unions ... the law is underinclusive," wrote Snow in a decision quoted by the news source.
Payroll deductions were also an issue in Texas earlier this month, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The union, which represents many of Bexar County, Texas' law enforcement officials, sued the county for allegedly making "untrue allegations" about the political donation collection process.
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