Legislative Briefing
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
By Staff
WORKER RIGHTS: Civil rights groups urged state lawmakers Wednesday to approve a group of bills they said will improve workers' rights and reform the state's judicial system. One key issue is removing a collective bargaining ban for state and local employees that has been in place for almost 50 years. North Carolina and Virginia are the only states that forbid state and local governments from entering into collective bargaining agreements with their employees. The state's largest employers' association, however, opposes lifting the ban because members said doing so could damage North Carolina's business climate and pressure its tax base.
CHOOSE LIFE PLATES: The House Transportation Committee recommended a bill allowing automobile owners to buy a new license plate affixed with the anti-abortion phrase "Choose Life." A portion from the additional $25 required for each plate would go to a special fund to benefit crisis pregnancy centers. The bill now goes to the House Finance Committee, one of several special plate bills that the committee signed off on. (more…)
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