Archive for May 2014
Michigan Right to Work Law Frees Workers
The Wall Street Journal reports how workers in Michigan left the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in droves after passage of the 2012 Right to Work law passed in Michigan. …
Read MoreStates With ‘Exceptional Patterns of Out-Migration’ Are Overwhelmingly Forced-Unionism
Last week, Tax Foundation blogger Lyman Stone contributed an informative five-part series on the economic significance of interstate migration by taxpayers and their dependents. As Stone’s final post in the…
Read MoreHow Much Has Athens (Ohio) News Editor Terry Smith Actually Thought About the Right to Work Issue?
Like many media apologists for compulsory unionism, Athens (Ohio) News editor Terry Smith is adept at sneering at people who don’t share his views. Â But his ability to do even…
Read MoreRising Compensation For Public Servants Relies on a Growing Private Sector
Many proponents of small government may find it hard to believe that the total compensation of America’s private-sector employees grew more rapidly over the past decade than did the total…
Read MoreVermont Child Care Workers Could Be Forced to Pay Dues
Vermont House of Representatives has passed a bill which would force child care workers to pay dues to a uinon in order to remain in business. The agency shop clause would…
Read MoreCurrent UFW Union Bosses’ Disdain For Farm Workers’ Freedom Is No ‘Betrayal’ of Cesar Chavez
In a blistering op-ed (see the link below) published last week, Golden State commentator Steven Greenhut denounces the pro-forced unionism bureaucrats on the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (CALRB) for…
Read MoreWisconsin GOP Vote to Promote Right to Work and Charter Schools
While the Wisconsin state Republican convention voted to oppose Common Core standards in the Badger State, they also voted in favor of school choice and promoting a Right to Work…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips, May 05 2014
Finally Free to Leave SEIU, Michigan Home Care Workers Do Exactly That openmarket.org, May 1, 2013 In short, a union-friendly administration created a state body to pose as the…
Read MoreIn 2010 Alone, Forced-Unionism States Lost $11.5 Billion in Income Due to Net Out-Migration of Taxpayers
After a long delay, the IRS has finally released data regarding the fiscal impact on the 50 states resulting from the migration of taxpayers in 2010. Â Comparable data for 2011…
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