The Kentucky state Senate on Saturday approved legislation that would make it the 27th right-to-work state in the country by ending coercive unionism.
The Senate voted 25-12 to approve the legislation that bans union tactics that make membership a condition of employment. The bill already passed the state House of Representatives earlier this week.
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has said signing a right-to-work bill is one of his “top priorities.”
The law gives workers the ability to opt out of joining a union, and the fees that go along with it, in factories and businesses that have a union presence without the fear of job loss.
