The Delaware County Patriots report that Mary’s Law, which would require that public-sector unions collect their own political money may be brought up for a vote before Tom Wolf is inducted as Pennsylvania governor on Jan. 20.
The new — and more conservative — legislature convened on Jan. 6 and it is in the realm of possibility that it can pass legislation that would be signed by outgoing Gov. Tom Corbett.
It should be noted that Mary’s Law is rather mild and the state would still collect the “fair-share” portion of union dues which is money used for collective bargaining purposes, grievances and arbitration.
Mary’s Law is named for Mary Trometter, a college professor whose husband received a letter from two teachers’ unions urging him to join his wife in voting for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf in the Nov. 4 election.
You can read about it here.
The Patriots ask those who believe in this mild reform to contact their state legislators. It can be done very simply at this link provided by Commonwealth Foundation
