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01/01/17
01/01/17
Three States May Now Be Ready to Prohibit Compulsory Union Dues
Three States May Now Be Ready to Prohibit Compulsory Union Dues
Excerpted from the National Right to Work Committee's January 2017 Newsletter:
Mobilized National Committee Members Could Help Put Right to Work Over the Top
Mobilized National Committee Members Could Help Put Right to Work Over the Top
Mr. Mix cautioned that, although the mostly pro-Right to Work Republican Party will hold a 64-36 majority in the Kentucky House this year, a handful of the Bluegrass State’s GOP representatives have histories of supporting forced unionism, and several other GOP House members are sitting on the fence.
He vowed that the National Committee would mobilize its members and other identified grassroots Right to Work supporters in Kentucky to help get forced-dues repeal legislation to Mr. Bevin’s desk in early 2017.
“Given the ferocity with which Big Labor opposes all efforts to make unionism voluntary, victory is never assured for Right to Work supporters,” said Mr. Mix. “But it is now within reach in Kentucky as well as in Missouri.”
Yet another state that may well bar forced union dues and fees this year is New Hampshire.
In 2011, a Right to Work measure was approved by both of the Granite State’s legislative chambers, and was blocked only by then-Gov. John Lynch’s (D) veto.
But New Hampshire’s incoming governor, Republican Chris Sununu, was elected on a pro-Right to Work platform.
‘For Me, Right to Work Is About the Freedom Of the Individual’
‘For Me, Right to Work Is About the Freedom Of the Individual’
As Mr. Sununu has explained, “For me, Right to Work is about the freedom of the individual, the freedom of the employee, the freedom to make that choice to join the union or not.”
Mr. Mix pointed out that New Hampshire’s passage of a Right to Work law would be an especially significant landmark because it would be the first state in New England to protect employees from forced union dues.
The Committee is already preparing for a citizens’ lobbying campaign to get a Right to Work measure to Mr. Sununu’s desk. The vote in the state House of Representatives is expected to be close.
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