Minnesota legislator invites two Wisconsin businesses to relocate over union debate
Source: Twin Cities
By David Montgomery
Wisconsin Republicans are trying to pass a controversial "right to work" law that would ban "union shop" contracts requiring union membership. But on Tuesday they got some pushback from a top member of their own party from Minnesota.
Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, said Wisconsin's right-to-work bill is "heavy-handed and wrong" and would hurt business owners who want to work with unions. And he wants to bring those businesses to Minnesota.
"Wisconsin's right-to-work legislation would negatively impact the private contracts between these companies and the unions they have voluntarily decided to partner with," Garofalo said in a Tuesday statement. "It's heavy-handed and the wrong for Wisconsin to inject government into these private contractual relationships that has worked well for private companies for decades."
Garofalo chairs the Republican-controlled House's Job Growth and Energy Affordability Committee.
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Companies that are AGAINST Right to Work for less!!!
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between these companies and the unions they have voluntarily decided to partner with,"
Where was he (Garofalo) when Pawlenty was in office, siding with everything he, Pawlenty,was doing to take down the citizens of Minnesota because of the tax breaks which were given to the ELITE.
His voting record speaks for itself, it appears he is not for the worker
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