The Nation - News from April 9, 1985

Idaho labor leaders turned in nearly 61,000 verified signatures asking a referendum on the state’s new right-to-work law. The referendum will be included in the next election in November, 1986, state officials said. Unions gathered the names in about half the 60 days allowed. The drive’s quick success indicates that voters will reject the law, state AFL-CIO President Jim Kerns said. The Legislature in January enacted the law over the governor’s veto, making Idaho the 21st state with a statute banning union membership or compulsory payment of dues as a condition of employment.