Indiana Labor Unions

Indiana Passes Right-to-Work Law, So Unpopular It's Repealed Within Eight Years

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The Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly passes a right-to-work bill in March 1957 over the objections of Democrats, labor leaders, and workers, making Indiana one of the first northern industrial states to adopt such legislation. Time Magazine reports in its March 11, 1957 issue that …

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