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Wisconsin Assembly OKs right-to-work bill, governor supports
Source: Reuters
Wisconsin Assembly OKs right-to-work bill, governor supports
BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
MADISON, Wis. Fri Mar 6, 2015 12:20pm EST
(Reuters) - Weary Wisconsin lawmakers on Friday approved a bill that stops private sector workers from being required to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment and sent it to Republican Governor Scott Walker, who is expected to sign it on Monday.
The Republican-led state Assembly voted 62-35 on party lines to make Wisconsin the 25th "right-to-work" state, a measure supported by Walker, an early favorite in the battle for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.
The final vote came after 24 hours of debate in the Assembly and two weeks after state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced plans to take up a "right-to-work" bill.
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BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
MADISON, Wis. Fri Mar 6, 2015 12:20pm EST
(Reuters) - Weary Wisconsin lawmakers on Friday approved a bill that stops private sector workers from being required to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment and sent it to Republican Governor Scott Walker, who is expected to sign it on Monday.
The Republican-led state Assembly voted 62-35 on party lines to make Wisconsin the 25th "right-to-work" state, a measure supported by Walker, an early favorite in the battle for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.
The final vote came after 24 hours of debate in the Assembly and two weeks after state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced plans to take up a "right-to-work" bill.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/06/us-usa-wisconsin-unions-vote-idUSKBN0M21M420150306