Archive for March 2012
Labor unions receive $14 Billion in dues per year from CBAs
The Institute received a question: How much dues income do unions receive? Based on available information, our conservative estimate and answer to the question is: U.S. labor unions receive at…
Read MoreNILRR Newsclips – March 30, 2012
Kill sneaky union dues gambit Detroit News Online, 3/27/2012 State lawmakers are on the verge of calling a halt to the questionable setup that has allowed the Service Employees International…
Read More‘Little Davis-Bacon’ Laws Hurt Construction Employees and Taxpayers
The Kansas City Star reports today that Missouri legislators are considering a modest revision in the way “prevailing wages†on state and local tax-funded construction are calculated. The proposed change…
Read MoreCompensation Growth Far Faster in Right to Work States
[singlepic id=1 w=320 h=240 float=left] Today the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis posted annual personal income data for 2011 on its web site. The data show that Right…
Read MorePro-forced unionism boilerplate
The screed linked below, by Big Labor Minnesota state Sen. John Marty (DFL-Roseville, pictured) is a typical example of pro-forced unionism boilerplate. Sen. Marty simply assumes ALL employees subject to…
Read MoreSally Coomer Testified of Stated Endorsed SEIU Abuse
From the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: On February 8th, three of these workers testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about how forced political contributions…
Read MoreVoluntary unions serve workers, not bosses
From the Washington Times OpEd by NILRR Expert Stan Greer: Ending compulsory unionism returns focus to members’ needs At the beginning of February, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips – March 23, 2012
Hospital Union Officials Face Federal Charges for Disclosure Malpractice nrtw.org, March 23, 2012 With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation, Donna Von der Lieth of San…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips – March 23, 2012
Hospital Union Officials Face Federal Charges for Disclosure Malpractice nrtw.org, March 23, 2012 With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation, Donna Von der Lieth of San…
Read MoreNILRR Newsclips 03 02 2012
GREER: Voluntary unions serve workers, not bosses Washington Times Online, 3/01/2012 Unfortunately, most media accounts adopted the rhetoric of union officials by characterizing Indiana’s new law as “anti-union.†If right-to-work…
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