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title: Right to Work laws in Kentucky have failed to stall the union movement
description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Bill Londrigan of the Kentucky AFL-CIO joined us on today’s show.
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# [Right to Work laws in Kentucky have failed to stall the union movement](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/right-to-work-laws-in-kentucky-have-failed-to-stall-the-union-movement)

 Written by [awfblog](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) | July 27, 2022

[Kentucky AFL-CIO](https://ky.aflcio.org/) President Bill Londrigan joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed how the passage of So-Called “Right to Work” laws in Kentucky failed to suppress union membership in the Bluegrass State.

Kentucky became a So-Called “Right to Work” state in 2017, when Unity Aluminum promised to build an aluminum plant near Ashland and hire 550 people if the state became “Right to Work.” However, despite Kentucky sinking $15 million in the project, the plant was never built. 

Londrigan said So-Called “Right to Work” laws have not affected the labor movement in Kentucky. The amount of people who do not pay union dues, yet enjoy the value of Collective Bargaining Agreement is negligible. Despite challenges from anti-union politicians, the union movement in Kentucky has prospered, he added.

Londrigan also talked about the $5.8 billion Ford battery plant being built in Kentucky, which will employ all union workers and recounted numerous organizing wins from across the country. 

Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.

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