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Last week we blogged about a controversial “one-sided” labor bill in the Washington legislature that would prohibit companies from requiring employees to participate in meetings related to political or religious matters, including labor issues.

The bill was coming before the legislature for vote today, but was instead scrapped because – as Gov. Chris Gregoire stated – an email from a state labor group raised “serious legal and ethical questions.”

While the email has not been released, the Seattle Times reports that “knowledgeable sources who have read the e-mail confirmed that it came from the Washington State Labor Council,” and that it linked “campaign donations” to the legislation.

The controversial bill is part of a recent flurry of labor law changes and conversation, and the bill’s high profile death will certainly be celebrated by business interests.