I want to thank the Journal-Advocate for endorsing Amendment 47. It's a great measure that is worthy of your paper's support. But more importantly, it is also worthy of the support of every reader in our community.
Amendment 47 is a freedom issue â empowering people to decide how to spend their own paychecks. It does this by making it illegal to force a worker to pay dues to a union as a condition of employment. It does not forbid union membership, either. It simply gives every worker a choice.
Also, in these tough times, it's imperative we do everything we can to improve our economy. Amendment 47 is an important tool in helping get our economy back on track.
I hope all your readers will join this paper and me in voting yes on Amendment 47.