NILRR Weekly News Clips – March 01, 2013

On March 1, 2013, in News Clips, by CLJ

  National Right To Work Foundation Seeks To Bar NLRB Action Due to NLRB’s Lack of a Quorum Seyforth Shaw, LLP, February 19, 2013 On Monday, February  11, 2013  the National Right to Work Foundation (NRTWF) filed its petition for writ of mandamus or prohibition with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals , seeking an [...]

Pennsylvania Union Officials Block Simon Campbell’s Right to Know

On January 3, 2013, in News Clips, by CLJ

As Pennsylvania citizens work to pass a Right to Work law, the Pennsylvania State Education Association makes a show of their absolute power over Pennsylvania teachers, citizens and taxpayers.  Exercising his rights as a taxpaying citizen, Stopteacherstrikes.org President Simon Campbell, was stopped in his tracks by union officials and their power. Simon tells his story [...]

Labor Day is for Taxpayers, Not Unions

On September 2, 2012, in Forced-Dues for Politcs, News Clips, by CLJ

Matthew Brouillette, president and CEO of The Commonwealth Foundation, recognizes government employee labor unions’ forced dues power and Labor Day in the Patriot News:       As the sun sets on a sizzling summer, celebrations with family and friends will mark another Labor Day. But few citizens will recall or cheer the nationwide railroad union strike, featuring [...]

Teacher Union Czars’ Anti-Right to Work Crusade Hurts Teachers

On August 23, 2012, in News Clips, Right To Work, by Stan Greer

Right-to-Work Laws Increase Poverty, Decrease Productivity | NEA … Right to Work States Benefit From Faster Growth – National Institute … State Characteristics: Median Age and Age by Sex … - Census Bureau  State Characteristics: Median Age and Age by Sex … - Census Bureau Top bosses of the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT/AFL-CIO) teacher unions, as well as officers [...]

Government Union Bosses Target Nevada’s Beleaguered Private Sector

On August 19, 2012, in News Clips, Right To Work, by Stan Greer

Unions push a new tax on Nevadans - Las Vegas Review-Journal Government union bosses wield a lot of clout in Right to Work Nevada. In 2011, according to an analysis by labor economists Barry Hirsch and David Macpherson, 47.1% of public employees in the Silver State were subject to union monopoly bargaining in the workplace. Public-sector [...]

Larry Sand: The Nation’s Biggest Union Finds Itself in a Big Hole and Keeps Digging

On July 11, 2012, in News Clips, by CLJ

With his impeccable insight, Larry Sand has tied up the problems with the NEA into a neat little package.   He references two of the most notable names in education reform scene today, Terry Moe and Mike Antonucci.     While Terry Moe’s book, Special Interest, predicts an earthquake which will completely change the fact of education reform, [...]

School-Age Population Falling In Forced-Unionism States

On May 16, 2012, in Fact Sheets, by NILRR Staff

Meanwhile, Right to Work States’ ‘K-12 Contingent’ Has Grown by Nearly 1.8 Million Since 2000 (Click here to download the School-Age Population Falling In Forced-Unionism States fact sheet) The state Right to Work law adopted by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels this February does not directly affect [...]