Nine Employees So Far Take Advantage of Ohio's Civil Service Union Dues Alternative

Last September, under a consent decree, the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association changed its collective bargaining agreement to permit a broader group of employees who have religious objections to positions the union takes to instead have the equivalent of union dues directed to charity. (See prior posting.) LifeSite News yesterday reported that a new study shows that since September, twelve employees have applied for the right to send their payments to charity. Nine of the requests have been granted, one has been denied, one was withdrawn and one request is still pending.