Virginia House backs constitutional amendment to limit unions

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2011/01/virginia_house_backs_constitut.html

Posted at 6:18 PM ET, 01/18/2011

Virginia House backs constitutional amendment to limit unions

By Fredrick Kunkle

The House of Delegates on Tuesday approved a resolution that would enshrine Virginia's "right-to-work" law in its constitution, thereby making permanent the state's traditional wariness toward the influence of labor unions.

Republicans argued that Virginia's laws against compulsory union membership are key to its reputation as a business-friendly state, and that a state constitutional amendment reiterating those principles would strengthen its ability to counter recent pro-labor actions from Washington.

Although the GOP's midterm victory in Congress has all but killed the so-called card check law that would make it easier for workers to form a labor union, Republicans said they still needed to protect Virginia from other pro-labor actions.

[bluerum]

1. Doublespeak.

[marmar]

2. It's a full-on assault right now......

nt

[AC_Mem]

3. Exactly

Coordinated and rolling out right now. I think by March we will see it in full force.

What is sad is that we will have to witness our near destruction before it is proven that they are WRONG.

It makes me sick to my stomach.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. 20 years...dawn to dusk working days.

It is coming.

20 years...child labor.

20 years... We will be very friendly to corporations...

40 years ten hour work day movement...

History IS repeating itself.

[arcane1]

5. "Jakarta is coming" n/t

[williesgirl]

6. These repukes are taking us back to the dark ages bit by bit. It's embarrassing to say I live here.

[Angry Dragon]

7. To hell with the people ........ we need corps

Virgina ....... is for corp Lovers