Kansas Attorney General says proposal would negate long standing right to work laws
Derek Schmidt joined 14 other attorneys general in their letter
A proposal to cast aside more than 75 years of legal protections for workers would wrongly negate Kansas right-to-work laws by making union membership a condition of unemployment, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a release Thursday.
Schmidt joined a coalition of 14 state attorneys general in sending a letter to the US Senate leaders opposing the federal legislation.
The Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 includes a provision that would require workers to face the choice of paying union dues or losing their jobs.
The letter from the attorneys general points out that the US Supreme court long has upheld state right-to-work laws.
The attorneys general say in their letter that they are responsible for upholding the laws in their states, including laws that guard the freedom of employees to keep their jobs regardless of whether they pay union dues. The PRO Act would abruptly end 75 years of freedom by ending right-to-work laws in 27 states.
Click here to view a copy of the letter.