Monday, February 09, 2015

Congressional Republicans Introduce Right-To-Work Legislation

Barbwire reports:
House and Senate Republicans have introduced a pair of identical bills in the hopes of passing right-to-work on the national level.

Sen. Rand Paul introduced the legislation on the Senate side while Rep. Steve King introduced it on the House side. Under such a law, employees could not be forced into a labor union as a condition of employment. The idea, which has passed in 24 states, is despised by labor unions and other left-leaning organizations.

“Every American and their employer should have the power to negotiate the terms of their employment, and no American should be forced to pay union dues just to get or keep a job,” King declared in a statement.

“However, when Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act in 1935, it established the concept of ‘monopoly bargaining,’ which forces workers who want nothing to do with a union into paying union dues and abiding by the union’s rules and contracts,” King added.


Towards a free market in labor.