Unions lose "Right to Work" vote in Oklahoma

Ian Murray seamus2001 at home.com
Tue Oct 2 14:23:39 PDT 2001


From: "Mark Rickling" <rickling at softhome.net>


> LaborTalk:Unions Lose in Oklahoma
>
> By Harry Kelber; CORPCAMP at aol.com
>
> Oct 1, 2001
>
> Oklahoma became the 22nd state to enact an anti-union
"right-to-work" law
> when 54% of the voters approved Question 695 on Sept. 25. The state
> Constitution has now been amended so that unions cannot negotiate
> contracts that require employees to pay dues or an agency service
fee as
> a condition of employment.

============ And to think Oklahoma used to be a hotbed of socialist and populist agitation........

Ian



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