Show m't y'-- r a V v t r- ?- v v - for next year and SALT LAKE CrTY(AP)—-pirojection- s analysts agr on that nundter' Just days old Gov Olene WalkT": those of lawmakers :yj: But they disagree about pnr w'a hnHjjrt pmptxml ig taking vl“ Memhdrs pf die ExecutiveV'jected new revenue for die V a — ' If a' L I viC — UhILmV mmy djtouse Majority Leader's:: "We Gpeg Cultis numbers thoughtwe adapted tknt uiiaM KniiMHfatiiMl fnr tkii " ' fiuidiitg''Vi:i''4 While Senate Budget Chair-- : man Leonard Blackham Rt Vy ? v dy -- sponsored political action coifo vmittees v v The public emptoyeeunions 0 i : filed the lawsuit Wednesday the : version of new a claiming ' Voluntary Cdotributions Act ' ' approved early this year by the : Legislature violates die Fust i 14th amendments to the y ry ‘ ! 'AAUS Constitution as well as Jr contradicts part of a federal law ' :C v recently upheld by theUS : v 1 ' v Supreme Court Utah the were Filing'jointly Education Association the the American Utah AFL-CIFederation ofTeachers-Uta- h the Utah School Employees : Association the Professional V Firefighters of Utah and Local y A v !"i 1004 of the American Federa- - ii tion'of State County and A "V- r r j ' - ' ’' A A The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday December 19 2003 — A9y ' V :i vy''A-A- AA--’-- - A' V : Six unions I I llw forloffl IwVlwICII : v:' Vr- i: A' "Vh'1’ A- 1- " ' - i y yk - v i: "(s ‘i ' 51’ c' 3 jy V J Jm£ wbhriogo Esssi asam A v A' t t s v ft s 'wnw hand-heldrpoweiitoo- vo “ ’ j — - r?Y03l - r r was‘5998 't Is? ( s t f W : t iv -j: v s - ji 1 ‘A'4 -f- v-y ‘V mmss "J nal bill in 2001 saying they : wanted to stop what they Ai-claimedwas government facili-'vy taiing the use oftaxpayerA:i W ’ 'v v money to fond political lobby- ing :r The' lawsuit charges these i ' ' : prohibitions violate constitu-l- y: : tional : AA’ protections on feed :k a speech freedom government free association1 V and the "equal protection” bink clause of the 14th Amendment ''SMrSwWWHts It names as defendants Utah ( Shurtl-e- ff General Mark Attorney and li Goy Gayle F McK-- s' r A'"-:eachriie' A(The state has spent over ?V '' v' ' threeiuaiters of a million dol- Jars trying toprohibit public employees frofa speaking to sy-V' their members arid the public y A using dues dollars on matters y of essential interest to them”? y V t®A executive director SusanA t Kuziak said “We could have A-hired17 reading spedalistsfo-j- MA- the neediest kids Wfe-' help could have put almost $1000 into everv schooLbuildine for-- A Ba ’ with 4 Drill Kit Hand Vbc : r ' V yyy jy 'tti V L ' Fn i' ' v aJ29 Vbc vahtm i 1444M GdMax' ’P AA' f y i tv A? yy V was '3997- - wa'79W yA: 'i j 's' 'xv SWiSMyyJ::yf: V- 12-V- S??'‘ Vrf i Multipre' Rotary Tool Kit - Lawmakers passed the origi- - 4 V1- : AA purposes: tavingtJSjEmillliHIMHIB :?v tntw“ ' : 20°i Prkes thown reflect th Lait Minute Gifts Nauonai laoot Kcianons wi A or the Railroad Labor Act — a :voV Z''r'y ' finom using membership dues w ' ' for political purposes Unions ' must set up separate political action committees for political ' contributitms and cannot draw - ' on membership dues a ''' ' ' ipie Utah law also forbids' labor organizations from ’i requiring members to pay info v : any funds' used for political v lsj :v-- '' t li1 slPWii1'--v - f- i : w mmmmm ft H'-JJSWE- - Vx j Circular Saw 4 v’k J-'- V v -' tv ySv'' Z1 A "V'- - "i : UliLJHLJ 1- -- ' A ’ 4 ‘ 'V yr9w - A Av!"v ’ ’i' 'r'v' 'L ''A v ' - ’VA---A- K 7 YJ '7 a i V ' A “ A1- " C AAADeUfAv'A - i 1 yik y A'- s - ' I y Mi- said late Wednesday his office : had not yet seen the lawsuit i-and therefore had no comment The revised law was passed A by tiie 2003 Legislature par-- : tially as a result of a state court judgment regarding tiie 2001 v version of the Vofontary Cwi- ' ‘ tributions ' '- The UEA and the Utah Pub-Be Employees Association 'Ajy feparately sued in 3rd District V Court in 2001 over the first A : vcrsion of tiie law InDecem-be- r 2002Judge StephenHen- riod ruled two components of '': "the act pnconstituticmal That ruling was part of foe reason :f ’ ‘50’ Gift Card ' by ’ i " vjtWeriKMIMb lit statute A In July 2003 the UPEAsetA tied with the statCi Winning v - A scHne attorneys’ fees and agrees " ing in retum fo drop its pend- I ing appeal comply with foe A ' law and promise noftp raise atnaJlMlarfB " V andaoriBrtjD(J poirtttool' 121903 V2ZI03 — 1 4$ ? :’'VA:--yn- r ‘Ofter dan not indud: hand looti ipicilly loolv ipoftUr potoojio O plimibtcxHtooliclryocgwci4wc!binprMbrield ' : ma8rith punhate- st fton for dotaib y pv' ri ’pi N ' i 'fvAA: ' - - t r y any forther constitutional chal- ' larges to the law The UEA A however krit open its option of ' ' challenging die 2003 law : V’ Though the law has bear in C court brfore Kuziak said foe' i y ' lawsuit is notredun- fedoal i V ' danL C -? j v: tire “None of provisionsthat are still existing (in the niew law)tirat wiere adjudicated are yy-ibcjngchalleaged in the same ' :A Away ” she stffo : The currcnt lawsuit says the r ban on using union dues arid AA ' ' A public employees’ voluntary t‘ for deductions political payroll purposes is a violation of freer dom of speech lt claims that AA requiring certain labor organi-- v ' zations —but tKoti groupa ' A '— to create separate PACs vto-latequal protection unda the : law as guaranteed by the 14th AmencbnenL v ' !' : 3 'if! 4 i t : E No Interest j - '£ ly - ’ fx"m YrHome Depop Credit Corej'now : December 'y or' EXPO 1 ibfough-' 24 2003 No Cqupop Required- '?£& j- 'A ' ' : - t' DCliyCiyA-'- fr:' v 4'Vorfany appliancey: :A 'kkk-'yy- 30 :Uay5vWniyA' A J Consumer i v A' ' 'y $9 or''' pUrcliase of (a $50'Vqi)A:' A :See'st(3fe for details ' ''AyA-ftor- i j?" 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