Sanders vows to ban ‘right-to-work’ laws in all 50 states
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Sanders vows to ban ‘right-to-work’ laws in all 50 states

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told a gathering of union machinists on Monday that he would ban right-to-work laws, including ones on the books in Indiana and Michigan. “We will end once and for all the disastrous right-to-work laws in 28 states,” Sanders declared, adding that his proposal would prevent companies from “ruthlessly exploiting their…

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Second Indiana Judge Rules Right-to-Work Law Unconstitutional

A second Indiana judge has ruled right-to-work unconstitutional. Lake County Circuit Court Judge George Paras struck down the 2012 law that bans employers from collecting union fees from non-union employees. Opponents of the law claim that right-to-work gives an incentive for employees at companies where unionization was approved to freeload and not pay their dues….

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The Ultra Right-Wing State Nobody Mentions

Indiana is a right-wing, conservative state. Somehow, however, the state seems to fly under the radar of the national media when they address the right-leaning activities in other states like Texas and Wisconsin. This is curious because it has frequently been Indiana at the forefront of many of the right-wing laws that have garnered attention…