Democrats’ Tax Proposal Is Flashpoint in War Over Union Fees (2)

House Democrats quietly included a tax-sweetener for organized labor in their multi-trillion budget reconciliation proposal, allowing union members to write off a chunk of annual union dues on their tax bill.

But another element is provoking conservatives: The provision would exclude workers who voluntarily quit their union but still must pay a smaller sum, in what are known as agency fees, to help cover the costs of collective bargaining.

Twenty-seven states have “right-to-work” laws on the books that allow workers to opt out of union dues, which the union may also use for political donations and other causes not directly ...