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FreakinDJ

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Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 11:41 PM

Sep 2013

They went into Texas and sold the Right to Work bill to the Black and Hispanic community saying "You all are going to have jobs"

It didn't improve the employment picture in those communities, and it lowered wages for all workers

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Right to work. Please advise. [View all] TheDeputy Sep 2013 OP

Read all about it here - lots to digest NRaleighLiberal Sep 2013 #1

it's the "Right To Work For Less" Skittles Sep 2013 #2

^^^ This Guy ^^^ +1000 FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #7

In a nutshell, it means that unions can negotiate on wages/benefits but all workers get MillennialDem Sep 2013 #3

THANK YOU! TheDeputy Sep 2013 #5

It's bad for the worker because it's a tool to prevent unionization Warpy Sep 2013 #4

We don't have it in Ohio? If it is up to Gov. Kasich we doc03 Sep 2013 #6

I lived and worked in Arizona back SheilaT Sep 2013 #8