Wisconsin becomes 25th right-to-work state

Published March 9, 2015 4:19pm ET



Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday officially making Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state. Wisconsin workers can now choose whether they want to pay labor unions for representation, without fear of being fired for deciding they don’t want to.

In addition to freeing workers who are tired of being forced to bankroll labor unions, right-to-work laws tend to boost the economy of states that have them.

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