Senate Commerce Committee green-lights right-to-work bill

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Senate+Commerce+Committee+green-lights+right-to-work+bill&articleId=5ebb5453-8edc-4e4e-ab50-b41e69a85acc

By GARRY RAYNO
New Hampshire Union Leader Staff
7 hours, 48 minutes ago

CONCORD – The Senate Commerce Committee today voted 4-1 to recommend the right-to-work bill be approved by the full Senate.

The vote was down party lines with the four Republicans supporting the bill and one Democrat voting against. The committee amended the bill by stripping a House provision that would remove the requirement public unions bargain for all employees at a workplace.

Committee chair Russell, Prescott, R-Kingston, said unions should not have a problem convincing workers to become members if they do their job representing workers. "This bill would not be a disruption or a drive to the bottom for wages and benefits," he said.

The bill would prohibit unions from charging a worker who does not want to join the union from being charged an agency fee for the cost of negotiating a contract.

After the vote, Diana Lacey, State Employee Association president, said the committee vote represents government interfering with the relationship between a business and its employees. "Their priorities are in the wrong place, when we have economic development issues in this state," she said.

FULL story at link.

[LeftofObama]

1. Having worked in two "right to work" states (TX and AZ)

Let me be the first to say this is a decision they will come to regret!

Edit: changed you to they