Indiana right-to-work law ruled unconstitutional Posted: September 12, 2013 by laborradio Organized labor received some good news in the midst of it’s 2013 Constitutional Convention in Los Angeles. On Monday an Indiana judge ruled that the state’s right-to-work law was unconstitutional. Judge John Sedia (say-dee-uh) ruled the law unconstitutional because it required unions to provide benefits to nonmembers without just compensation. The law was challenged by Operating Engineers Local 150 and the union’s General President James Callahan announced the ruling on the convention floor: [Callahan]: Local 150 argued Indiana’s right-to-work law is unconstitutional because it makes it illegal for unions to collect fees for services that federally required to be provided. This is a victory for the middle class. These laws are nothing but thinly veiled tools to weaken unions and this is a big win for workers who rely on to provide decent wages and benefits. On Thursday Indiana Attorney general Greg Zoeller filed an appeal to the ruling and it will be sent directly to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:07:46 +0000
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