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Fri Nov 16, 2018, 07:25 PM Nov 2018

Top Kentucky court upholds state's 'right-to-work' law

Source: Reuters

POLITICS NOVEMBER 16, 2018 / 12:49 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO

Top Kentucky court upholds state's 'right-to-work' law

Daniel Wiessner
3 MIN READ

(Reuters) - The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld the state’s so-called “right-to-work” law, which makes it illegal to require workers to join unions and bars the collection of fees from private-sector workers who choose not to become union members.

Rejecting a challenge by the Kentucky AFL-CIO and other unions, the court in a 4-3 decision on Thursday said the promotion of economic development and job growth formed the “rational basis” that the state needed to justify passing the law. The law, which took effect last year, allows workers who do not join unions to receive union-negotiated benefits without paying dues.

Nearly 30 U.S. states have passed “right to work” laws, and none have been struck down by courts. Voters in Missouri in August decided to reject a proposed right-to-work law, marking the first time such a measure was defeated at the polls.

Kentucky state officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Neither did the unions that challenged the law.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-kentucky-unions/top-kentucky-court-upholds-states-right-to-work-law-idUSKCN1NL27K
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