LABOR LAW REFORM / UNION DUES
Oklahoma House Committee Approves Right-to-Work Measure
The Small Business Comm. of the Okla. House voted 9-5 Mar. 28 to pass
a joint resolution that would put the question of whether Oklahoma
should become a right-to-work state to a popular vote this summer.
The measure, which passed the Senate Mar. 14,
now goes to the full House for consideration. The would amend the state
constitution to prohibit employment contracts that require employees to
be union members or pay union dues. The House committee altered the
measure passed by the Senate by adopting a provision calling for an Aug.
14, 2001, special election on the issue.
Union bosses had hoped that the Senate-passed resolution would be referred to the House Business and Labor Committee, where the bosses supporters were expected to let the measure die as in previous years.
The Okla. State Chamber applauded the vote. "I hope the House will act on this important economic development resolution immediately," said Richard P. Rush, president of the Chamber. [BNA 3/30/01]
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