Thread: National Right to Work bill intro'd in Congress

27 states are already 'right to work' states meaning workers are not required to join a union in a job/industry that has one. Lots of negatives to this.

Now a bill is introduced on Congress to make 'Right to Work' national and would include the ending of collective bargain.

The bill will be introduced Wednesday, Feb 8th.

When would a possible vote come? Anyone know? I've googled and no luck. I forgot the details of the timeline for these things.


National right-to-work bill introduced in Congress

GOP introduces national right-to-work legislation

By Sean Higgins Published January 30, 2017

Republicans in Congress plan to introduce legislation Wednesday that would prohibit workers nationwide from being forced to support a union.

The national right-to-work legislation likely would be a major blow to organized labor because it would allow millions of workers to opt out of union membership for the first time.

Reps. Joe Wilson of South Carolina and Steve King of Iowa are sponsoring the legislation

By SEAN HIGGINS (@SEANGHIGGINS) • 2/1/17
National right-to-work bill introduced in Congress | Washington Examiner



With all eyes on Trump, Republicans are planning to break unions for good
Michael Paarlberg

A so-called ‘right to work’ bill going through Congress will starve unions of funding, leaving workers at the mercy of their bosses and politicians
2 February 2017

Alternative facts are nothing new; politicians have been making stuff up since they first crawled out of the primordial swamp. One of the most successful lies in modern US politics has been that of “right to work” laws, which break unions under the guise of protecting workers, one of which was introduced in Congress on Wednesday afternoon and will probably break unions in the country for good.

A national right to work law has been a pipe dream of corporate lobbyists, the chamber of commerce, the Koch brothers, and the politicians on their payroll for decades, and is about to become a reality. Right to work laws already exist in more than half the states in the country, where unions are weak or nonexistent, wages are correspondingly low, and workers are correspondingly disposable. In theory, these laws are about guaranteeing workers’ freedom of association. In practice, they’re about keeping workers from forming unions, by making unions financially unsustainable.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...t-to-work-bill

So long middle class. It was a good run while it lasted, but there is just no need for you here anymore....

Originally Posted by redhaze

So long middle class. It was a good run while it lasted, but there is just no need for you here anymore....

Now this....is when people should start protesting and doing damage, IMO.

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

The bill will be introduced Wednesday, Feb 8th.

Will be fairly quick when vote scheduled. Couple weeks. Already been through committee.

"02/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Action By: Senate"

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-...enate-bill/391

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

The bill will be introduced Wednesday, Feb 8th.

Will be fairly quick when vote scheduled. Couple weeks. Already been through committee.

"02/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Action By: Senate"

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-...enate-bill/391

Edit in: Norton, that bill in your link is two years old and was Sponsored by Rand Paul. I think it's a different bill.

The latest bill will be introduced tomorrow and is sponsored by 2 Congressmen.

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

The latest bill will be introduced tomorrow and is sponsored by 2 Congressmen.

Ok. Only bill re right to work listed on congress web site. If bill is just being introduced will have to go to committe so will be weeks before it goes to a vote.

Might be the same bill which went nowhere. The same 2 congressmen introduced in 2015 and it never got though Senate.

Here's another Thanksgiving the fucking turkeys voted for.

It's going to be interesting to see if the orange-faced wanker veto's this.

After all, he said he supports the American Worker.

Fucking over unions is definitely not going to help that.

Otherwise yet more trumpkins will realise that they're getting fucked up the arse.

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

The latest bill will be introduced tomorrow and is sponsored by 2 Congressmen.

Ok. Only bill re right to work listed on congress web site. If bill is just being introduced will have to go to committe so will be weeks before it goes to a vote.

Cheers.