(Helena – MFP) A bill that would have enacted right-to-work provisions across Montana died twice Saturday at the hands of moderate Republicans who crossed the aisle to join Democrats in opposition.
Senate Bill 376 was first voted down in committee when three GOP senators, Jason Ellsworth, Gregg Hunter, and Denley Loge voted against the legislation alongside the committee’s Democratic lawmakers.
Right-to-work policies like SB 376 block employers from mandating union membership or requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment.
After the defeat of SB 376, it will be another two years until conservative Republicans can try to add Montana to the list of 27 states with right-to-work laws.
This story was first reported by the Montana Free Press
