Right-to-work constitutional amendment advances in Tennessee Senate

Published February 10, 2021 4:00pm ET



Legislation that would add Tennessee’s right-to-work law to the state constitution received a positive recommendation Tuesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee, 7-2.

SJR 2, sponsored by Germantown Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey, would prohibit discrimination based on an employee’s “membership in, affiliation with, resignation from, or refusal to join or affiliate with any labor union or employee organization.”

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