Workers may request a reduction in the amount extracted from their paychecks not related to these activities. The union buried details of these workers' rights in tiny print in a large document sent to employees and arbitrarily gave state workers until Feb. 15 to protest its forced taking, a bit over two weeks from the time workers realized their paychecks had been raided. Although the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a Virginia-based worker's advocacy group, is legally fighting the action of a union and legislature driven by a greedy lust for power and money, victims do have rights and need to assert them immediately. Confiscating lawful earnings may seem normal nowadays, but that does not make it right. Caroline Miranda manager, College of Extended Learning Letters or commentaries should be typed and are subject to editing for length and composition.
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