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What I've Been Reading This Week: Right to Work Edition


Even though it has been a shorter work week because of Thanksgiving, I was still able to find some time to read through a few interesting labor related articles lately.  In this particular instance, I found some good notes about 'Right to Work' developments around the country that I think warrant a post dedicated to the topic.

As always, below are a few articles that caught my eye this week.


Could Right to Work Be Headed to Kentucky?

Interesting note about the recent loss of Democratic candidate Jack Conway, who was running for governor in Kentucky.  As Jason Hart writes, Republican candidate Matt Bevin won the race with a platform that included making Kentucky the 26th right to work state.  Even though Conway received a fair amount of money from big labor, it apparently was not enough to get him into office.  Interesting to see whether anything happens in the state now with a Republican governor.



The Kansas City Star has a good look at the impact that the failed right to work legislation in Missouri has had on Republicans (and also Democrats) in the state.  Readers might remember that earlier this year, right to work legislation failed to pass in the state as Democrats and a handful of Republicans joined together to defeat the measure.  Now, some Republicans and their supporters are looking to purge the Republican politicians who helped Democrats defeat the legislation.  Things are so contentious, in fact, that all five of the Republican candidates running for governor have pledged to sign right to work legislation.  Interesting to see if Missouri Republicans can eventually get right to work legislation passed...


Ohio Might be the Next Right to Work State

Late last month, Cincinnati Republican Tom Brinkman proposed right to work legislation in the state.  While this article just gives a brief snippet of the proposed legislation, it provides some arguments that have been raised by proponents and opponents of right to work legislation that I think readers might enjoy.

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