AUGUSTA ( AP) — The House of Representatives has passed a bill that eliminates the right of workers at the former DeCoster egg farms to unionize.
The bill passed 73-69 along party lines Thursday, with Republicans in support and Democrats opposed. It still faces more votes in the House and Senate.
The bill eliminates collective bargaining rights for workers at the farms formerly operated by DeCoster Egg Farms. A division of Minnesota based Lake O’Lakes Inc. has taken over the farms under a lease-purchase agreement.
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