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Paycheck Protection Awaits Florida Governor’s Final Approval

Labor unions will need to devise a new mechanism for collecting dues from unwilling government employees in the Sunshine State. Members of both houses in Florida’s legislature this week voted to ban state and local governments from deducting union dues from employees paychecks …

Photo credit: NeubieLabor unions will need to devise a new mechanism for collecting dues from unwilling government employees in the Sunshine State. Members of both houses in Florida’s legislature voted this week to ban state and local governments from deducting union dues from an employee’s paychecks.

“This is what I campaigned on last year, and that’s limited government,” said Republican Sen. Scott Thrasher who sponsored the bill. “Government should not be the tax collector for unions.”

The paycheck protection bill now goes to Gov. Rick Scott who is expected to sign it into law without hesitation, the Palm Beach Post reported.

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