Kentucky set to pass right-to-work bill

Published January 5, 2017 10:08pm ET



Kentucky lawmakers are set to pass a bill making the Blue Grass State the 27th to adopt a right-to-work law, which would prohibit workers from being forced to join a union or otherwise financially support one as a condition of employment. A vote in the Republican-led General Assembly could come as early as Saturday.

A committee approved the legislation Wednesday, and Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has called signing a right-to-work bill one of his “top priorities.” The Republicans want to get the law passed quickly, and the state legislature is scheduled to adjourn for a month beginning at the end of the week, so Saturday would be the last opportunity to pass it before then. Lawmakers also are considering legislation to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law, which sets hourly rates for state public works projects.

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