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Labor groups urge asbestos exposure screenings before North Dakota law takes effect
Critics of a new North Dakota law warn it will hamper legal redress for individuals hurt by asbestos. 6:01 pm, May 26, 2021 ×
Landis Larson, president of the North Dakota AFL-CIO, speaks at a news conference Wednesday, May 26, in Fargo regarding new state legislation the labor group and others say will create undue restrictions for individuals seeking to bring legal claims for harms caused by asbestos. David Olson / The Forum
FARGO Representatives of organized labor and other critics of a new North Dakota law spoke out Wednesday, May 26, stating the legislation, which takes effect Aug. 1, will make it more difficult for workers harmed by asbestos to seek compensation.
(Fargo, ND) As a result of actions taken by the 2021 Legislature, legal relief for individuals who were exposed to asbestos at work will be restricted after July 31st, which is why the North Dakota AFL-CIO is urging folks in the state to seek legal advice and screenings before then. AFL-CIO President Landis Larson was joined along side International Union of Painters and
Labor groups urge asbestos exposure screenings before North Dakota law takes effect
Critics of a new North Dakota law warn it will hamper legal redress for individuals hurt by asbestos. 6:01 pm, May 26, 2021 ×
Landis Larson, president of the North Dakota AFL-CIO, speaks at a news conference Wednesday, May 26, in Fargo regarding new state legislation the labor group and others say will create undue restrictions for individuals seeking to bring legal claims for harms caused by asbestos. David Olson / The Forum
FARGO Representatives of organized labor and other critics of a new North Dakota law spoke out Wednesday, May 26, stating the legislation, which takes effect Aug. 1, will make it more difficult for workers harmed by asbestos to seek compensation.
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The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which President Joe Biden has endorsed, would mainstream labor unions’ illegal dues collection practices, according to worker and business groups.
“What this bill is about is giving union officials dramatic new powers over employees. There’s nothing in this bill that deals with individual employee rights. Nothing,” National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (NRTW) President Mark Mix told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
If the PRO Act is enshrined into U.S. law, millions of workers across the country would automatically start paying dues, even if they don’t want to, Mix said.