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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed May 15, 2024, 07:46 PM May 2024

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs law punishing union-friendly employers

Alabama and the rest of the South are infamous for employee bashing. The political good old boys know there is lucrative swill in the corporate trough. And kissing the CEO’s ass means you do not have to slum it with the people doing the hard work. But there is a limit to their laissez-faire embrace of the free market. Let me explain.

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The state’s Republican-dominated political culture may preach free-market orthodoxy. But in their poxy hearts, they are big government socialists. The Daily Beast reported their interference thus:

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) announced Monday that she has signed a bill into law punishing employers that make it easier for their employees to bargain collectively.

The law, known as Senate Bill 231, bars companies from receiving state economic incentives if they voluntarily recognize their workers’ unions, rather than forcing them to vote on whether to unionize in secret-ballot elections. Affected companies could lose grants, loans and tax credits starting next year.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/15/2240745/-Alabama-Gov-Key-Ivey-signs-law-punishing-union-friendly-employers

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs law punishing union-friendly employers (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2024 OP
Another good reason for a company not to accept grants, govt loands and tax credits... Mark.b2 May 2024 #1

Mark.b2

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1. Another good reason for a company not to accept grants, govt loands and tax credits...
Wed May 15, 2024, 07:53 PM
May 2024

the politiicans will always have you bound up in strings.

Tell them to pound sand and run your business as you see fit. Easier said than done, I know, but worth it if you can find a way.

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