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jmowreader

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13. The kinds of work done in those states matters too

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat May 18, 2013, 01:50 PM

May 2013

North Dakota and Wyoming are oil states, Arkansas processes poultry and South Dakota is a mining state. Without shop stewards to keep employers from cutting corners, those very dangerous industries become extremely dangerous.

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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