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Montana AFL-CIO warns against right-to-work bills, backs broad tax discussion to shore up schools
Summary
A guest identified on the program as an AFL-CIO executive said Montana labor opposes proposed right-to-work measures and the group will defend workers' compensation and education funding; the guest also said the labor movement is open to addressing property-tax problems through broader revenue reforms including sales tax discussion.
A Montana AFL-CIO executive told listeners on a Missoula radio program that the state labor movement opposes right-to-work proposals and will defend workers' compensation, public education funding and other benefits during the legislative session.
The executive, identified on air as Eric, described two right-to-work drafts introduced this year — one targeting public employees and a second that would apply to all workers — and said their passage would weaken unions and reduce living standards. "The practical effect of that passage of that…
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