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Only then will Californians get the political reforms and the freedom-enhancing change we want and need.
Government workers must understand: their union dues fund the destruction of our state. Once those workers find out, our experience shows, they leave those unions. And that can bankrupt the union money machine.
Through your support of the California Policy Center, you empower workers with that information.
Together we’re winning, one step at a time.
And I can prove it.
You recall that the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 Janus ruling confirmed that it’s unconstitutional to force workers to pay union dues.
Despite this clear ruling, California government unions and their politician pals have conspired to keep workers in the dark about their Janus rights.
But your 2022 support for CPC’s Janus Opt-Out Project has dramatically reduced the amount of money unions have at their disposal to finance political campaigns:
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Membership in California’s government unions continued to plummet wherever CPC’s opt-out program was active—even as California governments went on a hiring frenzy, fueled by “emergency” Covid funding.
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Just 73 percent of eligible government employees paid dues to unions in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022—down from 100 percent before Janus (June 2018).
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Government union membership in California has declined by 449,000 members since Janus. Membership in government unions is now down to its lowest level since the 1990s.
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That membership drop has produced a decline in annual union dues income of almost $337 million.
That’s $337 million the California government unions no longer have to finance campaigns, engage in political activism, or lobby government officials.
John, I need your help right now to keep up the pressure on unions. Your Year-End, tax-deductible gift of $80, $160, or even $240 or more today gives my team the resources to do just this.
Why those amounts? Let me put it this way.
Every worker freed from a union is a major victory for freedom. And because we’re getting pretty good at it, we’ve been able to determine how much it takes for each such victory.
For just $80, you can help one government union member opt-out and relinquish nearly $1,000 from the union coffers.
That means the employee keeps another $1,000 each year.
Just as importantly, that’s $1,000 the government unions CAN’T spend promoting candidates and causes hostile to individual freedom, parental rights, educational excellence, and California’s taxpayers.
You and I could use a lot more of these wins in 2023.
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