Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Ben Cline pushing to block government workers from union activities on official time

close video FOX Business Flash top headlines for April 7 Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., are pushing a proposal that seeks to block government workers from engaging in union-related activities on official time. "Any activities performed by an employee relating to the business of a labor organization shall be performed during the time the employee is in a non-duty status," according to the text of the proposed "No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act."Under current U.S. law, it is possible for government workers to engage in union activity on official time. TEAMSTERS LAUNCH NEW BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN BLASTING UNITED AIRLINES FOR RELYING ON CHINA TO FIX ITS AIRCRAFT Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Ben Cline push measure to block government employees from doing union-related activities on official time. (Left: TING SHEN/AFP via Getty Images; Right: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)The law stipulates, "Any employee representi...