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Rand Paul Introduces National Right to Work Act

Damien4 Wrote: Feb 06, 2013 12:59 PM

The State's rights do not trump the individual's rights. Our republic was designed to protect the rights of the minority from the will of the majority. Even if 99% of the people in a state are completely in favor of unions, they still cannot use the power of government or threat of violence to coerce the remaining individuals to pay fees or not work.

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Rand Paul Introduces National Right to Work Act

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul introduced the National-Right-to-Work act this week. The legislation strips current labor law of forced unionisim language which can prevent some Americans who seek employement from obtaining a job.

"Every American worker deserves the right to freedom of association - and I am concerned that the 26 states that allow forced union membership and dues infringes on these workers' rights," Sen. Paul said on his website. "Right to work laws ensure that all Americans are given the choice to refrain from joining or paying dues to a union as a condition for employment. Nearly 80 percent...

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