Welcome to unfairshare.org
About This Site
This web site is available as a reference and organizing point for all Maine state employees interested in retaining their freedom to choose where their money is spent and what types of activities they want to support.
The Maine State Employee Association (MSEA) quietly provided language in the 2005 contract requiring employees to pay a "service fee" to the union to support their bargaining and representation "services". Employees who do not pay the fee can and will be fired. Imagine that! Fired for not paying for something you don't believe in, despite being an otherwise hard-working employee. Employees hired after Jan 1 2003 have already been subject to "Fair Share", and starting July 1 2005 the fees were passed on to almost all employees (many managers of course being exempt).
unfairshare.org is a grass-roots organization composed entirely of volunteer state employees, many of whom are MSEA members who think the union has lost its way, all of us committed to fighting "Fair Share".
Many state employees are strongly against this initiative for
numerous reasons. Some object based on religious beliefs, others
based on freedom of choice. Whatever the reason, we hope this web
site can help you in our fight against what we believe is,
fundamentally, "Unfair Share".
Update February 19 2008:
The US Supreme Court today agreed to hear the Maine "Fair Share" case. Oral arguments will be heard this Fall. You can read more about it in the NRTW announcement.
How Can You Help?
- Become informed! Join our Mailing List to receive updates on our fight against "Fair Share".
- Spread the word - tell everyone about this issue and this website.
- Donate to unfairshare.org to help defray costs. Learn more here.