Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) assault on fire fighters and other public employees—with the support of the Florida Chamber of Commerce—isn’t going over well with voters.
A new poll shows that 67 percent believe fire fighters, paramedics and other public employees deserve collective bargaining rights and 53 percent say those workers should have the right to have their dues deducted from their paychecks—something Scott and the Chamber want to outlaw. Says Fire Fighters (IAFF) President Harold Schaitberger:
Prohibiting dues deduction is nothing more than an attempt to gag workers.
He says the Chamber’s campaign backing Scott’s bill is trying to convince voters that “it has the best interests of fire fighters in mind.”
But the Chamber is nothing more than a partisan, political interest group with little use for those who stand in the way of its anti-worker agenda. The Chamber and anti-worker lawmakers want voters to believe Florida workers are forced to join unions, but membership is voluntary.
Click here to see an IAFF ad that began airing in Florida this week
