Visit our Circulation department for print subscription information. The requirement could open the door for lawsuits by workers who claim they were illegally dismissed by their former employer, he said. You have to give them 15 days notice. That is just not right. The plan is contained in an initiative petition filed on Tuesday that organizers said they hope will lead to changes in state labor laws.
Employers now have the right to fire workers without notice.
Keating said he hopes the petition does not receive enough signatures to be placed on a statewide ballot. I want it to pass. We know it's one of the things that separate us, our faltering economy, from other states. The measure would ban labor contracts that require workers to pay union dues. Supporters say it will create new jobs and expand the economy.