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Foes: South Dakota Ballot Measure Circumvents Right-to-Work
Source: Associated Press
Foes: South Dakota Ballot Measure Circumvents Right-to-Work
By JAMES NORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS PIERRE, S.D. — Aug 22, 2016, 6:19 PM ET
A coalition of business groups recently launched a campaign against a labor-backed ballot measure going before voters in November, arguing that the plan would allow unions to circumvent South Dakota's right-to-work law.
Supporters of Initiated Measure 23, which would give corporate or nonprofit organizations the right to charge fees for services provided, said the ballot measure corrects unfairness in state law. Opponents say people shouldn't be forced to make payments to a union as a condition of a job.
"It's designed to force people who choose not to belong to unions to pay them fees anyway," said opponent David Owen, president of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "We think that's an end-run around right-to-work, and we don't think that's right."
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The proposed measure would allow a labor union that has a collective bargaining agreement with an employer to charge fees to non-union members covered under the contract for services such as representation during the grievance process, said Mark Anderson, president and financial secretary of the South Dakota State Federation of Labor.
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By JAMES NORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS PIERRE, S.D. — Aug 22, 2016, 6:19 PM ET
A coalition of business groups recently launched a campaign against a labor-backed ballot measure going before voters in November, arguing that the plan would allow unions to circumvent South Dakota's right-to-work law.
Supporters of Initiated Measure 23, which would give corporate or nonprofit organizations the right to charge fees for services provided, said the ballot measure corrects unfairness in state law. Opponents say people shouldn't be forced to make payments to a union as a condition of a job.
"It's designed to force people who choose not to belong to unions to pay them fees anyway," said opponent David Owen, president of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "We think that's an end-run around right-to-work, and we don't think that's right."
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The proposed measure would allow a labor union that has a collective bargaining agreement with an employer to charge fees to non-union members covered under the contract for services such as representation during the grievance process, said Mark Anderson, president and financial secretary of the South Dakota State Federation of Labor.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/foes-south-dakota-ballot-measure-circumvents-work-41579570
