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Commissioners send "right to work" exemption resolution to full Board after debate
Summary
An add-on resolution requesting that the Tennessee General Assembly grant Shelby County an exemption from the state's right-to-work law and authorize local control over labor relations was introduced by Commissioner Henry E. Brooks, caption amended, and sent to the full Board without a committee recommendation.
Commissioner Henry E. Brooks introduced an add-on resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to permit Shelby County an exemption from the state right-to-work statute and to allow local control over labor relations. Brooks framed the item as a local response to persistent poverty and low wages: "The right to…
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