Legislative Updates

"Right to Work" Constitutional Amendment Goes Behind the Budget, Other Bad Bills Still Moving

This past Wednesday, the House Finance, Ways, & Means Subcommittee officially placed HJR 0072 behind the budget. So what does that mean for the resolution that would enshrine Tennessee's "Right to Work" law in the state constitution?

"Right to Work" Constitutional Amendment, Cuts to Unemployment Benefits Moving Through the House

In spite of strong opposition from both working families and Democratic legislators in committee, the resolution seeking to enshrine Tennessee's "Right to Work" law in the state constitution continues to move through the House.

TN AFL-CIO Responds to House Committee's Vote on Enshrining "Right to Work" in the State Constitution

After testifying before legislators, Tennessee AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus issued the following statement in response to the House Commerce Committee's vote on House Joint

With Final Senate Approval of "Right to Work" Constitutional Amendment, Legislators Show Disdain for Working Families

Following final Senate approval of Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 0002, Tennessee AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus issued the following statement.

TN AFL-CIO Responds to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee's Vote on Enshrining "Right to Work" in the State Constitution

After testifying before legislators, Tennessee AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus issued the following statement in response to the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee's vote on Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 0002.

Additional Legislation We're Tracking During Session

While SJR 0002 and the ongoing push to enshrine Tennessee's "Right to Work" law in the state constitution are rightfully taking up th

Opinion: "Right to Work" Laws & the Sanctity of TN's Constitution

Ahead of the 112th General Assembly hearing the resolution that proposes adding Tennessee's "Right to Work" law to the state constitution for the first time this year, Tennessee AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus published the following op-ed in the Tennessee Lookout. 

On the same day that it joined the union nearly 225 years ago, the newly-minted state of Tennessee also adopted its first constitution.

Welcome to the 112th TN General Assembly

Today at noon, legislators will gather in Nashville for the start of the 112th Tennessee General Assembly. While it may be the beginning of a new legislative session, one thing is likely to remain the same: the attacks on Tennessee's working families.

Last year, State Senator Brian Kelsey led the charge to enshrine Tennessee's harmful Right to Work law in the state constitution.

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