PENNSYLVANIA INDEPENDENET: During an appearance on the Dom Giordano radio show on WPHT-AM in Philadelphia on Monday, [Gov. Tom] Corbett said Pennsylvania lacks “the will” to pass right-to-work legislation and indicated it was not a top priority for him as the Legislature gears up for a new session in January…
In short, right-to-work laws free workers from the requirement to join unions in certain professions. They also prevent unions from requiring members to pay dues to the union. Since those dues form the backbone of unions’ financing for legal and political activities, the result is a weakened labor movement in state with right-to-work laws on the books…
“If he thinks it’s a good idea, he should be out there supporting it. When you’re the governor, you’re the boss,” said Bruce Castor, a Montgomery County Commissioner who is considering a primary challenge to Corbett in 2014…. (more)
