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GoCubsGo

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11. There's also a lawsuit factor there.

Sat May 18, 2013, 12:31 PM

May 2013

Here in these so-called "right to work" states, you are told of the hazards of your job at the onset. Once you are warned about them, it is extremely difficult for you to successfully sue if you are injured. They make it your fault for not following the rules, even if your employer has been threatening you with termination if you refuse to work under unsafe conditions. In free-bargaining states, employers have the onus of lawsuits hanging over their heads, and are usually extra-careful when it comes to following safety regulations. They don't want to lose their pants in a lawsuit.

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"Right To Work" really means right to get injured or killed in the work place… [View all] MrScorpio May 2013 OP

K&R! Omaha Steve May 2013 #1

NOT a surprise..... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #2

Billboards. Half-Century Man May 2013 #3

"Right to Work" is similar in truth to Bush's "Blue Skies." Auntie Bush May 2013 #4

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #5

Oh hell, this deserves another kick....... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #6

And to get drug tested for being hurt, Occulus May 2013 #7

Right to Work = Right to Slave and be subject to being fired on a whim. Capitalism, late stage, will byeya May 2013 #8

I'm dubious about inferring causation. Jim Lane May 2013 #9

It has to do with ENFORCING the worker safety statutes too...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #10

There's also a lawsuit factor there. GoCubsGo May 2013 #11

It's the workers who report the unsafe conditions and if there's a strong union, the steward will byeya May 2013 #12

The kinds of work done in those states matters too jmowreader May 2013 #13