Archive for April 2014
By and Large, Forced-Unionism States Tax More Because They Spend More
In an April 20 post, I referenced data from the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation and from the U.S. Commerce Department to show that, in 2011, state and local taxes combined…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips April 26, 2014
UPMC employees, beware of card check Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 21, 2014 This is where the SEIU’s theatrics come in. The SEIU and its allies have repeatedly attacked UPMC in an…
Read MoreMissouri UFCW Boss’s Apologia For Forced Unionism Misrepresents the Facts
A long article appearing in the Columbia Missourian yesterday (see the link below) about grass-roots efforts to make Missouri America’s 25th Right to Work state is a mixed bag. Reporter…
Read MoreNLRB Certifies Vote Rejecting UAW
Tennessee’s Chattanooga Volkswagen plant workers won a victory as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certifed election results from a February vote which rejected representation by the United Auto Workers…
Read MoreMaryland Longshoremen Officials File Assault Charges
Riker McKenzie and Daryl Willburn, both of International Longshoremans Association Local 33, have both filed charges alleging the other assaulted him. Kevin Rector has the story in the Baltimore Sun.…
Read MoreAppeals Court Safeguards Wisconsin Teachers’ Freedom
Once again, the courts have upheld Wisconsin Act 10. Government employee unions in the city of Madison, Wisconsin, and Dane County do not have a constitutional right to monopoly bargaining.…
Read MoreIn Forced-Unionism States, State and Local Taxes Consume a 25% Higher Share of Personal Income Than in Right to Work States
Taken in conjunction with personal income data supplied by the U.S. Commerce Department, data from a report on “Tax Freedom Day 2014” published by the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation early…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet, April 18, 2014
Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty Flouts IRS List Demand New American, April 18, 2015 “There is no legitimate reason for the IRS to know who donates to Campaign for…
Read MoreMissouri Right to Work Would Bring More Jobs
Investors Business Daily explores the economic growth potential forthe Show Me stateif the legislature passes a Right to Work law this week. The editorial appears in Investors.com. Missouri’s legislature votes…
Read More‘Townies’ and ‘Gownies’ Alike Find Opportunities in Right to Work States
To explain away slow workforce growth in forced-unionism states like New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York and California, Big Labor allies sometimes adopt an oddly elitist stance:Union boss-controlledstates may indeed belosing…
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