LABOR LAW REFORM
Oklahoma to Vote on Right-to-Work Law
Okla. voters will decide in a special election Sept. 25 whether Okla.
should become a right-to-work state under a
measure given final approval by the Okla. Senate Apr. 30. The House approved
it Apr. 26. It will amend the state constitution to prohibit employment
contracts requiring workers to be union members or to pay union dues.
Okla. Gov. Frank Keating (R) said he was pleased that the legislature had agreed to 2001 vote: "Right-to-work is an important economic development tool, but for too long it has been stifled by politics. I am grateful to the legislative leadership of both parties that they have agreed to a date that is certain to be a milestone." Okla. last voted on the right-to-work question in 1964, narrowly defeating it. [BNA 5/2/01]
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