Union reps, members bash right-to-work bill
Last updated 1/22/2021 at 12:18pm
With right-to-work legislation pending in the Montana Legislature, discussions of unions and opposition to them is again surfacing in the state and in this area. In a town and state that has so many jobs that are structured with a union, the term “right-to-work” can be a very controversial subject. Right-to-work broadly refers to laws that ban unions from requiring dues or fair-share fees in unionized workplace. People who are for the right-to-work argue it is beneficial to development and that employees should not be forced to contribute to a union to be covered by union contracts..