LISTEN: What Is A 'Right-to-Work' State And Should New Mexico Become One?

KUNM Call In Show Thu. 1/15 8a: 

New Mexico lawmakers will consider what is known as "right-to-work" legislation during this year’s legislative session.

What union-related requirements and union activity does current state and federal law allow in the workplace? The public sector? The private sector? What would proposed legislation change and who would benefit? Who would be harmed?

We’d like to hear from you! Email callinshow@kunm.org, post your comments online or call in live during the show.  

Guests:

• David Buchholtz, attorney, Rodey Law firm

• Angela Cornell, Director, Labor Law Clinic at Cornell University Law School

• Carter Bundy, Political Action Representative, AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

Proposed New Mexico Legislation:

• HB 75

• SB 92

• SB 93

• SB 103

Related Links:

• Mother Jones, “Right to Work Laws, Explained”
• The Washington Post, "Lawmakers are Starting to Talk About Making New Mexico a Right-to-Work State"
• Albuquerque Journal, "Right to Work's Value Still Hotly Debated"
• New Mexico Watchdog, "

  ‘Right-to-work’ compromise possible in New Mexico?"

• National Right To Work