iowa became a right to work state in 1947.
iowa became a right to work state in 1947.
when did iowa become a right to work state?
1947
in 1947 congress passed the labor management relations act of 1947, generally known as the taft–hartley act, over president harry s. truman's veto. the act repealed some parts of the wagner act, including outlawing the closed shop. section 14(b) of the taft–hartley act also authorizes individual states (but not local governments, such as cities or counties) to outlaw the union shop and agency shop for employees working in their jurisdictions. any state law that outlaws such arrangements is known as a "right-to-work state."
right-to-work law
on november 21, 2011, brian bosma announced that his number one priority during the 2012 legislative session would focus on making indiana the 23rd right to work state. hb 1001 (2012), legislation co-authored by bosma to make indiana a right to work state, passed from the indiana house the last week of january in 2012. the start of the 2012 session was delayed because the democratic caucus boycotted the first few weeks of session by failing to show up to work. members of the house republicans attempted to address right to work during the 2011 session; however the democrats denied the house a quorum by walking out to illinois for five weeks.
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