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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota lawmaker wants to block public employees’ union dues from going to support political activity, foundations and magazines unless employees ask to contribute to those items.
A Senate state government panel postponed action Monday on the bill from Republican Sen. Pam Wolf of Spring Lake Park until after the Legislature returns from a weeklong break.
Wolf says her proposal isn’t anti-union but meant to give union members more control over dues deducted from their paychecks.
Wolf, a teacher who belongs to the Education Minnesota union, says about $60 of roughly $400 she pays in dues end up going to political action committees, foundations and publications.
Her bill would stop that unless an employee made a request in writing.
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