2006 House Bill 38 (Make Kentucky a "Right to Work" state)

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Introduced by Rep. Stan Lee on January 3, 2006, to prohibit mandatory membership or financial support of a labor organization as a condition of employment, and to name this Act as the "Kentucky Right to Work Act.” The bill would make a violation of the Act a Class D (low level) felony, award damages and provide injunctive relief.
- Referred to the House Labor and Industry Committee on January 3, 2006.

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Introduced by Rep. Stan Lee on January 3, 2006. New Comment

1) Right to work? [by Anonymous Citizen on April 21, 2008]
The right to work in any state is a special interest goal to keep labor cheap and it's also designed to attract illegal aliens and steering this country toward a third-world country. Look at the current state we're in now! Ask yourself honestly, who profits off an economy like this?
This is not a comment but a real fact! Take a look around and see the destruction of our country.
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2) Right to Work [by Anonymous Citizen on December 3, 2006]
right to work(FOR LESS)have people forgotten our
past?? Unions fought and gave their lives for safer and better working conditionsto start with.Better pay,health ins.and retirement came about because of Unity(UNIONS).Right to Work States are the begining of the end to a decent living.Kentucky is now an (AT WILL)state now,almost the same as right to work(FIRE AT WILL).CALL YOUR LABOR BOARD AND ASK!!!
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3) Right to Work [by Anonymous Citizen on December 3, 2006]
right to work(FOR LESS)have people forgotten our
past?? Unions fought and gave their lives for safer and better working conditionsto start with.Better pay,health ins.and retirement came about because of Unity(UNIONS).Right to Work States are the begining of the end to a decent living.Kentucky is now an (AT WILL)state now,almost the same as right to work(FIRE AT WILL).CALL YOUR LABOR BOARD AND ASK!!!
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4) Kentucky Blue [by Kentucky Blue on October 20, 2006]
Well, might as well leave a comment on this one, can you imagine working with a bunch of Union guys and not being in the Union? But putting this thought aside we can get to the point, a Union if you have one was voted on by a majority of your workers, let me say again a "majority" of your workers through a Democratic process.
Apparently something at the job place where you work was pretty bad, whether it be safety, or bias by management, Unions are not made out of thin air. Unions give us retirement plans in addition to Social Security, and through the bargaining process we get better health insurance and we also have a grievance process to go through if a foreman don't happen to like the way we comb our hair in the mourning.
The thought of working under a contract that I help put together for labor and management, is well worth the 50 bucks a month to me. I have worked in a non-Union environment and also worked for the Union environment and the Union environments have far more advantages than the non-Union ones.
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5) it is old as dirt [by Anonymous Citizen on October 14, 2006]
the right to work statutes date back for almost 200 years dont they?
the right to work is in direct violation to the pursuit of happiness, it allows a person to be terminated without being told why by the person doing the dirty work for big corporations or the small owner of an establishment.
it denies the person being terminated for any reason including the down sizing of companies who may choose to out source your position.
the right to work issues is not falling on the ears of the court and to my knowledge has never been challanged in the court of law. the right to work is being taken over by iimmigrants and outsourced to other countries to save corporate america money in denial of good faith practices with the employer and employee.
i believe the right to work statute is wrong and needs to be challanged by attorneys who care about the rights of those who have sacrificed so much to make this country great, the american worker.
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6) HB 38 [by Anonymous Citizen on March 9, 2006]
Two of the main leaders in supporting HB 38 are former Democrat elected officials. Among the legislators against HB 38 are 14 Republicans. This is not truly a Democrat or Republican issue, but one as to who supports our working men and women.
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7) HB 38 [by Anonymous Citizen on March 9, 2006]
There may very well be some Democrates that are for this bill but very few. Most of the Politicans that are pushing this bill by far are Republicans. All you have to do is watch the news and check up on your Rep.'s. The one that introduced the bill is a Republican from my County so i watch who stands with him and most of the time but not always it will be another Republican. I use to be a Republican and bills like this one is why i switched to a democrate several years ago. The Democrates are the ones that MOST of the TIME stand up for the working people. As So Many People Are Now Saying PLEASE KEEP UP THE FIGHT FOR the working tax paying voters of KENTUCKY.....
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8) right to what [by Anonymous Citizen on March 9, 2006]
No one should be forced to pay union dues contingent upon being hired / kept for a job. It's legalized extortion.
Make it a choice made by the employee and / or employer. Then show me better products made by the higher paid workers.
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9) Making KY a right to work state [by Anonymous Citizen on March 8, 2006]
According to so many State Rep's, Which i think the most just happen to be Republicans. Kentucky is being left behind and Companies are not even looking at Kentucky Because we are not a right to work state. According to My News station W.B.K.O. Kentucky has a lot of cities that are ranked as best cities to live in because of jobs and companies wanting to come to Our great STATE. LOOKS like once again that Some of our Big Money Politicans have lost touch with the working people. THANKS TO THE LEADING DEMOCRATES, FOR KEEPING UP THE FIGHT FOR US HARD WORKING TAX PAYING VOTERS.
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10) RIGHT TO WORK [by Anonymous Citizen on March 7, 2006]
Like i was stating before i pushed the wrong button on my desk top unit. It is a proven fact that there are fewer union workers now than there has been in several years but we still hear how high wages that these poor companies have to pay the hourly worker are causing them to fill backruptcy and move over seas. Is it because of the right to work laws? Is it because of unions? Is it because of Greed on both sides? Is it because of the BIG SALARIES companies pay their top Executives? I am like a lot of other people when it comes to this issue(I don't have the answer) but one thing i do know, making Kentucky a RIGHT TO WORK STATE, WILL NOT keep companies from going over seas. The only thing that will, Everyone working for Minimum Wage and paying for their own HEALTH CARE. This includes all POLITICIANS TOO.
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11) Right and Wrong. [by absher on July 8, 2006]
You are right on one thing, making KY a right to work state will not instantly cure our economic woes. However, its a good start! Creating a fair and competitive tax structure would be the next.

The rest of your post is a little too silly to comment on.
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12) Double Edged Sword [by Anonymous Citizen on March 7, 2006]
I agree with the issue about unions not doing much these days to really support the worker and in some cases the unions are the ones that have demanded wages be higher and higher, only to have the companies close up shop and move overseas were labor is cheap. On the other hand though, the one bad thing about a "Right to Work" state is the fact, that under a "right to work" law, an employer can walk up to you and "fire" you on the spot and is not required to give you any reason as to why, no matter how long you may have been employed by that company. So....what do we do....continue paying the union dues and hope that someone will fight for your right to keep your job unless justification can be given at arbitration, or take a chance and maybe your boss will walk up to you and say "your fired" (even though you are a dedicated, hard working employee with 17hrs of dedidcated service to your company) and you can't do a darn thing about it. Interesting delema isn't it? What are your thoughts?
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13) Yes, but... [by Anonymous Citizen on October 17, 2006]
You can be fired ont he spot at most any job, but then you could claim an unfair firing - discrimination, for example. If that's not the case the employer's unemployment account will be drained while he/she pays you for the layoff.
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14) What if we took care of ourselves? [by absher on July 8, 2006]
Well, life is about taking risks and being prepared. Non-unionized shops can already fire you and you are allowed to quit. If you think about it, its really a pretty even trade. Its expensize to train people to replace someone who knows the job like the back of thier hand.

Over the years we have had a sense of entitlement etched in our minds that makes us think that everyone else should take care of us. Now look at what is happening in the auto industry! Just like Social Security, that kind of entitlement is not sustainable in the long run.

I'm going to let everyone in on a little secret. Do something for yourself. Punching a clock every week is a respectable thing. Save, invest, take care of yourself and dont expect everyone else to keep you up.
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15) Oops [by Anonymous Citizen on March 7, 2006]
That should read "17 years" of dedicated service.
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16) info [by Anonymous Citizen on March 9, 2006]
Where did you get your information on the "fire on the spot" topic?
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17) fire on the spot [by Anonymous Citizen on April 1, 2006]
agree where did you get your information on "fire on the spot" that happens now in every state, but it is called lay-offs
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18) Right To Work For Less [by Anonymous Citizen on February 23, 2006]
House Bill 38 is another example of the corporate greed that is running rampant in this country. The so-called right to work legislation is nothing more than a farce, propigated by the multi-national corporations to drive down the wages of hard-working Kentuckians and to weaken organized labor.
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19) Organized Labor is a farce. [by Anonymous Citizen on March 3, 2006]
There are very few unions left that do anything for their members, except collect dues. Ask your UFCW members at Krogers, or ask any television people involved with IBEW. By making Kentucky a right to work state, we will have the opportunity to create many more jobs that are currently going to surrounding states, which have right to work laws in place. Look at Toyota, whose employees decided not to have a union, a thriving company, contributing greatly to the well being of many Kentucky residents. If Kentucky intoroduced Right to Work laws, the only ones who would suffer would be the union big wigs who make their living off the sweat of members backs.
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20) Saves Court Costs [by Anonymous Citizen on October 30, 2006]
Now no one can have an unlawful termination suit. That is the real issue of a right to work state. Not union non union. It gives corporations immunity in everything from discrimination to negligence.
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21) AMEN!!! [by Anonymous Citizen on July 8, 2006]
I am a Kroger employee/college student who weaps every week when I see the money that gets extorted from my check to the union. I didn't want to the join the union, I didn't ask to join the union, I don't believe in unionization. That is pure and simple extortion.
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22) Look out for the black helicopters [by Anonymous Citizen on February 23, 2006]
And I suppose that free association is a fiction that was inserted into the Constitution decades after it was written.
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