Today, Americans for Tax Reform released a letter in support of H.R. 6268, the “Preventing Unionization of Revenue Service Employees (PURSE) Act.” This legislation, sponsored by Congressman Paul Gosar (Arizona-04), will prevent federal government tax collectors from unionizing and entering into collective bargaining agreements at the expense of taxpayers.
The full letter can be viewed here or below:
Dear Representative Gosar:
I write in support of H.R. 6268, Preventing Unionization of Revenue Service Employees (PURSE) Act. This legislation will ensure that IRS employees and other government bureaucrats do not waste tax payer funds on unionization and possible partisan politics.
The PURSE Act will prevent federal government tax collectors from unionizing and entering into collective bargaining agreements at the expense of taxpayers. Currently, other federal agencies such as the FBI, GAO and the NSA, are prohibited from unionizing and entering into collective bargaining agreements. There is no reason why the IRS should not be prohibited from doing the same.
Millions of tax payer’s dollars have been wasted by IRS employees who have spent their work days on union activities, rather than their official duties. Further, with over 70,000 union-covered IRS employees, and 95% of union contributions going to Democrat candidates, it is clear that there is a massive infiltration of partisan politics in our supposedly nonpartisan agencies.
After the momentous Janus decision, it is critical that Representatives continue to move forward and further prevent unions from exerting their partisan agendas on government employees.
The IRS is crucial to the enforcement of our nation’s tax system, as such, it is imperative that they enforce the law with integrity and fairness. Thus, I urge members to support H.R. 6268, in order to ensure that IRS employees remain impartial when administering our tax laws.
Onward,
Grover G. Norquist
President, Americans for Tax Reform