The top Senate Republican said Monday it’s unclear when and whether his house will take up a right-to-work bill this session, raising new questions about the controversial idea.
Senate Republicans going slower on right-to-work bill
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, addresses Senate colleagues during an inauguration ceremony at the state Capitol.
Nearly 62 percent support such a law, though a majority also support labor unions, which oppose the law.
Gov. Scott Walker said Friday he would sign right-to-work legislation that Republicans plan to fast-track through the state Legislature beginn…
Economists still debate the impact of such laws, while unions stand to lose the most.
A controversial proposal to prohibit compulsory union dues in unionized workplaces is headed for debate next year.
