Reforms Help Teachers Ditch Unwanted Unions
The recent experiences of Florida and Arkansas show that, when government stops impeding American educators’ exit from teacher unions, many will leave them.
Indiana Senate committee moved the House Right to Work legislation out of committee and to the Senate Floor for a vote on Wednesday. If passed in the Senate, Gov. Mitch Daniels could sign Indiana’s Right to Work bill into law before the day is over.
From the Indystar.com:
Gov. Mitch Daniels says he’ll sign into law a controversial labor law “as soon as it comes to me.”
That could be Wednesday, after a final vote on the so-called “right to work” legislation is taken in the Indiana Senate.
A Senate committee cleared the way for that vote on today, voting 6-1 to approve the bill and send it to the full Senate.
Under the “right to work” legislation, companies and unions could no longer negotiate a contract that requires non-members of the union to pay fees for representation.
The recent experiences of Florida and Arkansas show that, when government stops impeding American educators’ exit from teacher unions, many will leave them.
"[Spanberger] voted twice for the so-called ‘PRO Act,’ which would have destroyed the Virginia and every other state Right to Work law, and cosponsored it one last time before stepping down to run for governor."
Since Big Labor-backed legislation repealing Right to Work protections for employees went into effect in early 2024, the state has gone from adding jobs to losing them.