Labor Unions on Defense in Tennessee, on Offense in Illinois

Organized labor is pushing to add worker-rights language to the Illinois Constitution and defeat proposed Tennessee restrictions, while other voters on Nov. 8 will have the chance to raise the minimum wage.

Voters in Tennessee, one of 27 states that ban compulsory union membership, are being asked to enshrine that prohibition in the state constitution to make it hard for future lawmakers to reverse that policy.

“The best way to ensure we remain a right-to-work state and protect worker freedoms for generations to come is to place it in the state constitution,” Tennessee Rep. Chris Todd (R) said at a ...