2005 Idaho Code - 44-2603 — LIMITS ON LABOR ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTIONS

                                  TITLE  44
                                    LABOR
                                  CHAPTER 26
                         VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS ACT
    44-2603.  LIMITS ON LABOR ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTIONS.
    (1)  (a) A labor organization may only make expenditures for political
    activities if the labor organization establishes a separate segregated
    fund that meets the requirements of this chapter.
    (b)  The labor organization shall ensure that:
         (i)   In soliciting contributions for the fund, the solicitor
         discloses, in clear and unambiguous language on the face of the
         solicitation, that contributions are voluntary and that the fund is a
         political fund and will be expended for political activities;
         (ii)  Union dues are not used for political activities, transferred
         to the fund, or intermingled in any way with fund moneys;
         (iii) The cost of administering the fund is paid from fund
         contributions and not from union dues; and
         (iv)  Each contribution is voluntary and shall be made by the member
         and may not come from or be remitted by the employer of the member.
    (2)  At the time the labor organization is soliciting contributions for
the fund from an employee, the labor organization shall:
    (a)  Affirmatively inform the employee, orally or in writing, of the
    fund's political purpose; and
    (b)  Affirmatively inform the employee, orally or in writing, of the
    employee's right to refuse to contribute without fear of reprisal or loss
    of membership in the labor organization.
    (3)  The labor organization has the burden of proof to establish that the
requirements of subsections (1)(b) and (2) of this section are met.
    (4)  Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1)(b)(ii) of this
section, a labor organization may use union dues to lobby or communicate
directly with its own members about political candidates, ballot measures, and
other political issues.