But the major obstacle may come from within the Republican Party's own ranks. Last week, speaking to the MIRS newsletter (www.MIRSnews.com), GOP Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said a repeal of PA 312 was not on his agenda.

"Right to Work, prevailing wage and 312 get at what some people believe are core rights," Richardville said.

"It's going out of our way to create problems vs. solving them," he said of efforts to make substantial changes to PA 312. "There are enough real problems without getting philosophical. My focus is on jobs and the economy."

According to MIRS, Richardville declared that the Senate "isn't planning to take up [PA 312] legislation anytime soon if it's sent over [from the House]." He also told MIRS that a repeal of PA 312 did not make the list of priorities in the GOP Senate caucus even though "some" of the Senate Republicans were in favor of it.