Coming to a ballot box near you this November

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”

“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

How We’re Going to Win – Next Steps Do presentations using video or

PowerPoint at every meeting  Map your top worksites and order/use

worksite flyers  Sign up your leaders/activists for CLC

campaign schools  We need to go full speed ahead when

we get a number in late June/early July.