December 2014

‘Intergenerational Optimism’ Far Higher in Right to Work States

Last week’s announcement from the National Center for Health Statistics that the number of births in the U.S. fell for the sixth year in a row has been recognized by…

Wisconsin Ready for Right To Work Law

Rep. Chris Kapenga speaks with Nick Novak of the MacIver Institute about his plans to introduce a Right To Work bill in Wisconsin. “To me it is the single most…

New Jersey Public Pension Funds In Trouble

New Jersey public sector pension funds are in trouble, now predicted to go broke in 10 years. John Reitmeyer and Melissa Hayes have the story in northjersey.com. [Governor Chris] Christie…

Court Bars WalMart Union Agitators

Jason Hart, Ohio Watchdog, examines how WalMart obtained an injunction against union officials and paid agitators from demonstating in their stores, disrupting legitimate business. Hart also comments on other news…

“Official Time” Robbing Taxpayers

From the Office of Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) comes another report on your tax dollars at work – union work, as a matter of fact. The report’s findings are sobering.…

NILRR Clips December 05, 2014

Union Organizers, Not Actual Employees, Turn Out for Walmart Black Friday Protests My Freedom Foundation Online, December 3, 2014 Many of the same individuals appear repeatedly in the photos. All…

Wisconsin: 25th Right to Work State?

Chris Kapenga, of Delafield, Wisconsin, is set to introduce a Right to Work when the legislature convenes in January. Todd Richmond has the story on Fox News. A Republican…

Philadelpia Teacher Union Monopoly Contract Cancelled

In an effort to improve underperforming schools, the Philadelphia school district has cancelled the monopoly bargaining contract with teachers in that district. Predictably, teacher union officials are grousing about the…

Does AFL-CIO Speak for Its Members?

The Laborers International Union ofNorth America (LIUNA) officials and union members currently find themselves at odds with its parent federation, the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the country.…

Nevada Nonunion Smear Campaign Uses Coffins, Threats

Dignity Health Medical Group hired a nonunion contractor to expand one of its hospitals in Clark County, Nevada. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local 357 officials responded with a smear…