Rhode Island is a Forced-Unionism State. If you are an employee in Rhode Island and have legal questions regarding your union membership, click here to learn about your rights.
May 26, 2008 - 'Right to Work States Are Simply Better For Raising Children' (PDF viewer required to view this document)
April 7, 2008 - Union Bosses Have Already Begun Their Federal Electoral Assault (PDF viewer required to view this document)
August 20, 2007 - Since 2000, Output Growth More Than Triple Forced-Dues States' (PDF viewer required to view this document)
September 8, 2005 - Earlier today, the House Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs held hearings on the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 500/S. 370) -- a bill designed to end forced unionism nationwide.
July 1, 2005 - Forbes Survey Shows Compulsory-Unionism States Aren't Keeping Up (PDF viewer required to view this document)
Contact your Rhode Island Congressmen to voice your support for Right to Work! We need help from grassroots supporters like you to protect workers' rights and to stop Big Labor's rampant abuses. If you don't know your Rhode Island Congressional District, enter your ZIP Code and your ZIP+4 extension below to look it up:
The table below lists the bills the Committee is currently monitoring in the Rhode Island legislatures. The Committee supports the passage of the bills highlighted in yellow. You can obtain up-to-the-minute information and learn about any bill directly from the Rhode Island legislature by clicking on the "Text / Status" link.
| Bill | Position | Description | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | HB | 5292 | Oppose | Public Sector Card Check | RI Legislature |
| RI | HB | 5951 | Oppose | Card Check for Charter Schools | RI Legislature |
| RI | SB | 346 | Oppose | Card Check | RI Legislature |
| RI | SB | 684 | Oppose | Card Check | RI Legislature |
| RI | SB | 685 | Oppose | Card Check | RI Legislature |