Archive for April 2014
NILRR Clipsheet, April 11, 2014
Ambush is Coming shopfloor.org, April 10, 2014 While the idea of having this public hearing on its face would fit the definition of an open and transparent government rulemaking process,…
Read MoreMichigan Union Organizers Allegedly Stormed Ladies Restroom
Wal-Mart has filed an unfair labor practice against United Food and Commercial Workers organizers who allegedly followed an employee into the ladies’ restroom and harassed her. At least one of the organizers was…
Read More‘Tax Freedom Day’ Coming Nearly Two Weeks Sooner in Right to Work States Than in Forced-Unionism States
Yesterday, the nonpartisan, Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation announced its estimate that “Tax Freedom Day†this year will occur on April 21, three days later than in 2013.  (The Tax Foundation’s entire…
Read MoreObama NLRB Wants to Control Business Decisions
Not content with forcing all workers to join or support labor unions in order to get or keep a job, NLRBÂ general counsel Richard Griffin wants to force employers to bargain…
Read MoreFar More Families Are Realizing the ‘American Dream’ in Right to Work States
A scientific nationwide poll taken late last year (see the first link below) found that nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults regard homeownership as an important part of their…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly Clipsheet April 04, 2014
Sens. McConnell, Paul Introduce National Right to Work Amendment www.mcconnell.senate.gov, April 02, 2014 “But right now, I’d like to talk about another jobs proposal Senator Paul and I…
Read MoreNew Mexico Union Bosses Defend Alleged Violent Perpetrator
New Mexico taxpayers are at the mercy of public employee monopoly bargaining agreements which forced Bernalillo County officials to keep a corrections officer whose victims were awarded almost $1 million as…
Read MorePennsylvania Bus Drivers Just Say “No”
Bus drivers for the Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, school district just said “no” to union representation. Aided by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys, these “Papertown” bus drivers obtained…
Read MoreEven in Right to Work States, It’s Very Likely More Employees Pay Union Dues Than Benefit From ‘Exclusive’ Union Representation
In December 2012, union-label Michigan U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D) spoke for many politicians who share his views on labor policy when he decried the announcement by the GOP governor…
Read MoreNLRB Fumbles
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Staff comments on the NLRB decision to classify college football players as employees for the purposes of union organizing. Reviewing the National Right to Work…
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