No more forced union dues for UAW autoworkers in 3 Midwest states

No more forced union dues for UAW autoworkers in 3 Midwest states - Watchdog.org:
"MADISON, Wisconsin — The United Auto Workers may extend its current contract with the Big Three automakers, but that doesn’t mean UAW-represented employees in Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana have to continue to pay union dues.
The UAW recently announced it will extend the expired four-year contract, which ended last week, on an “hour-by-hour basis” while the sides continue to negotiate a new pact.
While the UAW temporarily extends its contract with the Big Three automakers, compulsory union membership has ended for union-represented employees in three Midwest states.
But the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation wants workers to know the extension doesn’t change the fact Big Three employees in new right-to-work states in the Midwest may now opt out of compulsory union membership.
“UAW officials can say what they want, but they no longer have the legal authority to require Big Three employees in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana to pay union dues as any ‘extended’ contract is now fully covered by state Right to Work laws,” Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, said in a statement..."