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November’s Anti-Union Ballot Measure Is NOT Paycheck Deception -- it’s much
different and much worse
Backers claim it’s campaign finance reform –
they even call it the “Stop Special Interest
Money Now Act”
A Deceptive Power Grab
Takes away union members’ voice in
politics
Riddled with EXEMPTIONS for
corporate interests and billionaires
It's a “one-two punch”
“Fair and Balanced” Lie #1 PROHIBITS unions from making ANY contributions to
state or local candidates or political parties EVER.
Backers claim it’s “balanced” because the same ban
applies to “corporations” but…
Riddled with exemptions: Wall Street hedge funds, real
estate investors, insurance companies and billionaire
businessmen would be able to contribute directly to
candidates
“Fair and Balanced” Lie #2 Claims to prohibit corporations AND unions
from using payroll deductions for politics.
Unions collect dues through payroll deduction.
Corporations don’t use payroll deduction for
politics; they use their massive profits.
Exempts Corporate Super PACs and front
groups allowing them to spend with NO Limits!
Takes Unions Out of the Game Unions won’t be able to contribute to: Candidates – Local or State Ballot Measures – Local or State Independent Expenditures We couldn’t even communicate with our
own members on politics
Who It Restricts
ALL unions in California will be
affected - public and private sector,
service, trades, everybody.
Who Can Spend Without Limits (THE 1%) Corporate Super PACs – No Limit Chamber of Commerce – No Limit Wall Street Hedge Funds – No Limit Karl Rove’s PAC– No Limit Wal-Mart – No Limit ABC – No Limit Billionaire Meg Whitman – No Limit
Next Step: Right to Work
Next they put a Right to Work measure on the ballot
Under current law, we can fight it Under this measure, we couldn’t fund a
“No” campaign Right to Work becomes law in CA
Who's Behind It
Wealthy corporate interests
Orange County millionaires
Anti-union activists
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
Lincoln Club of OC (backers of Citizens
United case)
This Measure will be Harder to Defeat We’ve defeated “Paycheck Deception”
But we’ve never beaten “campaign finance
reform”
Campaign finance reform is very popular with
voters
Our opponents are smarter this time around
Our Opponents’ Message Now U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz:
"This initiative gets to the heart of one of the most corrosive elements in politics: campaign contributions. For too long, special interest money has dominated our politics, muting the voice of average Californians."
Why Their Message is so Dangerous “Campaign Finance Reform” is very
popular with the public
Eight in 10 voters say there’s too much big money spent on political campaigns
What Happens If It Passes Union members could never again pool
our money to participate in politics Unions will have no voice in politics to
stand up for working people Corporations will have NO Limit to
money they can spend Corporations will win even more control
over government
This is the First Blow of a
“One-Two” punch Remove unions from politics in 2012,
then come after our rights in in 2014
Next are local and state ballot measures that gut pensions, eliminate PLAs and even strip collective bargaining rights
And we have no ability to fight back
What We’ve Won Through Politics– and Stand to Lose
Medicarehealth insurancepension social security8-hour daymeal breaksworkplace health &
safety lawschild labor lawsovertime pay
grievance processsick leaveFMLA leaveminimum wageProject Labor
Agreements job securitynot contracting outvacation leavecollective bargaining
How We’re Going to Win-- Message Two steps: 1) This isn’t real reform – it’s
unbalanced, unfair and full of exemptions for wealthy and corporations
2) Gives even MORE power to corporate interests, Super PACs and billionaires to write their own rules
How We’re Going to Win -- Message Tips on messaging: 1) Be careful with “hot” language
2) Emphasize unbalanced nature of measure – silences unions while creating exemptions for corporate Super PACs, billionaires
3) Highlight consequences
How We're Going to Win– Field and Paid Media
We need more education than ever -- MUST reach
every union member in the state to win
Member to Member Program – in worksites,
phoning and walking
Building a broad coalition of partners
Voter persuasion and GOTV campaign to general
voters through Alliance for a Better CA
Statewide paid media – TV and radio and mail
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