“Kentucky’s Republican U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul will attempt to attach a national anti-union “right to work” law to the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) — the federal law designed to provide workplace protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. According to WGDB’s Roll Call, the Senate is expected to begin debate on ENDA this week. Right to work laws are laws that prohibit employers and workers from entering into contracts mandating union membership for any profession, from nurses to police officers to auto workers. States with right to work laws generally feature fewer protections for workers. The laws typically weaken workers’ position to bargain with employers by reducing union membership and stripping away the power of collective bargaining…On Monday, Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller endorsed ENDA, giving it the two thirds majority it needs to avoid a filibuster in the Senate. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), however, has said via a spokesperson that he refuses to even consider bring the bill to the floor of the House of Representatives for debate…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from David Ferguson / The Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/05/kentucky-republicans-try-to-attach-union-busting-law-to-landmark-lgbt-rights-bill/
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