Archive for June 2012
Even Samuel Gompers Rejected Coercion
 John Hayward, in Human Events Online, takes Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson to task for his failure to distinguish between coercion and voluntarism. Even Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation…
Read MoreCollectivism Forever: Union Bosses Stymie Efforts to Raise Workers’ Wages
Michael Giles and Vincent Vernuccio explain:Â Why Unions Don’t Want Workers to Earn More: The RAISE Act would allow employers to give individual workers pay increases without going through a…
Read MoreMajor Union Feels Sting of SCOTUS
From the point of view of union bosses, who now will no longer have free access to workers’ wallets:Â Â The Daily Caller Online, June 22, 2012Â Â Â Â Having already experienced a…
Read MoreWhy Presume a Union Nonmember Wants to Bankroll Union Politics?
Labor’s Got to Get Serious About Amending to Overturn ‘Citizens … Last Friday’s blog post on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Knox v. Service Employees International Union Local 1000 focused…
Read MoreViolence Accompanies Efforts to Curb Teacher Monopoly Bargaining Power in Idaho
Idaho State School Superintendent Tom Luna’s efforts to curb teacher union bargaining and bring common sense to education reform provoked retaliation. From the Wall Street Journal Online, June 25, 2012 …
Read MoreNewsclips – June 22, 2012 Commemorating The Knox Decision – National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
U.S. SC rejects union’s argument Legal Newsline.com, June 21, 2012 W. James Young, who argued the case before the court on behalf of the petitioners, was very pleased by the…
Read MoreSupreme Court Admits Its Long-Standing Assent For Forced Union Dues Is an ‘Anomaly’
Supreme Court Says Unions Can’t Bill Non-Members For Political Spending In a case argued and won by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorney James Young, the U.S. Supreme…
Read MoreNew Hampshire Right to Work Still Pursued, Bargaining Bill Vetoed
Lawmaker continues to fight for Right to Work in New Hampshire From The Union Leader, June 20. 2012 House Bill 1666 would require the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee to approve…
Read MoreDeveloping: Supreme Court Strikes Down SEIU Scheme to Force California Nonunion State Employees to Fund Union Politics
A stunning victory for The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, nrtw.org, June 21, 2012         The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 today, siding with nonmember California state employees challenging…
Read More3 Fallacies in Obama’s Public-Sector Stimulus Strategy
reason.com, June 19, 2012 Poor President Obama. Life under the White House klieg lights must seem soooo unfair. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been saying since last year that…
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