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Canton, Nissan, UAW in NY Times

The New York Times ran a full-length feature story yesterday focusing on the Nissan plant in Canton and the United Auto Workers' push to unionize plants in the "right to work" South ("http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/07/business/at-a-nissan-plant-in-mississippi-a-battle-to-shape-the-uaws-future.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0">At a Nissan Plant in Mississippi, a Battle to Shape the U.A.W.’s Future").

Counter to what the term may sound like, "right to work" essentially means that that the state forbids unions and employers to enter into agreements that would require employees to join a union and pay dues and fees to get or keep a job. Anti-union forces have used the law as one of the primary tools to keep unions out and promote their states as business friendly.

Also, see the Jackson Free Press story from last year, "http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/31/right-choose-nissan/">A Right to Choose at Nissan" by Joe Atkins

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