YOUR UNION SHORT ON FUNDS? TRY FORGERY! Hey, it allegedly works for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in three states, California, Oregon and Washington, according to the Capital Research Center. Amazingly (or maybe not), a California judge even upheld the practice of forging signatures so that non-union members have dues automatically deducted from their paychecks. The Freedom Foundation has filed five lawsuits against the practice.