AWB President Don Brunell's column today in the Vancouver Columbian expands upon the US Supreme Court's June 19th decision invalidating California's restriction on employer communications about labor unions, something we blogged about here.
The bottom line is the significance of the decision here in Washington State:
The high court’s ruling should be the final stake in the heart of a similar union-backed proposal here in Washington. Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire took the issue off the table last legislative session pending the outcome of the California case.
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Unions in our state are expected to launch a campaign between now and the 2009 legislation session to convince legislators that their proposal is different than California’s debunked law. But lawmakers should not waste their time or taxpayers’ money on this proposal. The Supreme Court’s decision has clearly put an end to Washington’s employer gag rule.
