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Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Montana defeats ‘right to work’; W. Va. governor admits it’s failed his state March 5, 2021 1:07 PM CDT By PAI And Northwest Labor Press Montana union members jammed the state capitol building in Helena to campaign against GOP-sponsored so-called “right to work” legislation there and won. The RTW bill went down a bipartisan drain, as 29 Republicans joined all the D...

Yellowstone Public Radio Union members gather on the front steps of the Montana Capitol to celebrate the defeat of House Bill 251 on March 2, 2021. On the heels of voting down other labor-related bills, Montana lawmakers decisively rejected a so-called right-to-work bill for private unions today. Opposition to House Bill 251 drew applause from union members packing the House gallery and passionate debate from lawmakers who repeatedly referenced Montana’s storied labor history. “You can’t think of anything that these people don’t do for you and the citizens of Montana,” said Butte De...

Montana House kills right-to-work bill as it finishes first half of session Arren Kimbel-Sannit The Montana state House ended the session’s 44th (and technically also 45th) day with a recognition of one lawmaker’s status as an elite dancer (Jonathan Windy Boy of Box Elder is the Michael Jordan of pow wow and grass dance, by some accounts), a group rendition of the state anthem (“M-O-N-T-A-N-A!”), and a brief attempt to reignite an argument from Tuesday morning on one of the right wing’s top legislative priorities. It was, in other words, a fitting way to mark the halfway point of t...

"Right-to-work," other bills restricting unions fall short at Montana Legislature Jonathon Ambarian By: Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-03-02 19:40:36-05 HELENA — By a wide margin, the Montana House has rejected a bill to implement “right-to-work” in the state. It was the latest in a series of bills restricting unions that have fallen short at the Legislature this week. On Tuesday morning, the House voted 62-38 against House Bill 251, sponsored by Rep. Caleb Hinkle, a Republican from Belgrade. The bill would have stated people cannot be forced to join or...

House Bill 251 was carried by Rep. Caleb Hinkle, R-Belgrade.