FrankRep
02-24-2011, 08:05 PM
Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work_law) Right-to-work laws are statutes enforced in twenty-two U.S. states, mostly in the southern or western U.S., allowed under provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which prohibit agreements between labor unions and employers making membership or payment of union dues or fees a condition of employment, either before or after hiring.
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H.R. 697: National Right-to-Work Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-697)
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Ron Paul is a Co-sponsor.
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Union Workers Hold Rally In Philly (http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/video/Union_Worker_Rally_Philadelphia_022411)
Leaders Vow To Fight Any Right-To-Work Bill In Pennsylvania
My Fox Philly
Feb. 24, 2011
About 1,000 union workers held a rally Thursday near Love Park in Philadelphia to show their support for public-sector unions and protesters in Wisconsin.
The third event in Pennsylvania over the past three days, dubbed a "We Are Wisconsin" solidarity event, was organized by labor groups such as Philadelphia Jobs with Justice, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, the SEIU and Penn ACTION.
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Meanwhile, union leaders say they'll fight any right-to-work bill to ban mandatory union membership in Pennsylvania.
This comes a day after Gov. Tom Corbett's spokesman said he would sign such a measure if the legislature approved it.
Union leaders say they don't expect any right-to-work bills to pass the legislature, but they'll do whatever is necessary to stop it.
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Full Story:
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/video/Union_Worker_Rally_Philadelphia_022411
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H.R. 697: National Right-to-Work Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-697)
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Ron Paul is a Co-sponsor.
____
Union Workers Hold Rally In Philly (http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/video/Union_Worker_Rally_Philadelphia_022411)
Leaders Vow To Fight Any Right-To-Work Bill In Pennsylvania
My Fox Philly
Feb. 24, 2011
About 1,000 union workers held a rally Thursday near Love Park in Philadelphia to show their support for public-sector unions and protesters in Wisconsin.
The third event in Pennsylvania over the past three days, dubbed a "We Are Wisconsin" solidarity event, was organized by labor groups such as Philadelphia Jobs with Justice, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, the SEIU and Penn ACTION.
...
Meanwhile, union leaders say they'll fight any right-to-work bill to ban mandatory union membership in Pennsylvania.
This comes a day after Gov. Tom Corbett's spokesman said he would sign such a measure if the legislature approved it.
Union leaders say they don't expect any right-to-work bills to pass the legislature, but they'll do whatever is necessary to stop it.
...
Full Story:
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/video/Union_Worker_Rally_Philadelphia_022411