Archive for March 2016
Duke Nontenured Faculty Unionize
While some nontenured faculty at Duke University may have voted to unionize, those who do not not wish to join cannot be forced to because of North Carolina’s much cherished…
Read MoreWisconsin Act 10 “Breath of Fresh Air”
The MacIver Institute gathered comments from local government executives on the solid benefits of Act 10. The Wisconsin law, passed in 2011, tightened the rein on public employee unionism. Local officials joined…
Read MoreNILRR Right to Work Clipsheet March 18, 2016
Virginia, Alabama voters asked to reaffirm ‘right-to-work’ status Washington Examiner Online, March 18, 2016 “Right-to-work is popular in Alabama and protecting worker freedom has been good for Alabama’s economy, so…
Read MoreTwo More Businesses Say Yes to Texas
Another business has moved from California to Texas because of the better business climate, including Texas’ Right to Work law. Brandi Grissom has the story in the Dallas News Online. “I can’t tell…
Read MoreChicago Teacher Union Officials Want Schools Shuttered
In a protest over contract talks Chicago Teacher Union officials are expecting to shut down schools on April 1. Juan Perez Jr. has the story in the Chicago Tribune Online. “We…
Read MoreCompulsory Unionism Plunges States Deep Into Red
None of the 12 States With the Greatest Absolute State-and-Local Government Debt Per Capita Protects Employees From Being Fired For Refusal to Bankroll an Unwanted Union Twenty-five years ago this…
Read MoreNILRR Right to Work Clipsheet March 11, 2016
Shock: Simon Poll Finds Majority of Illinois Voters Support Right-To-Work huffingtonpost.com, March 10, 2016 The poll also found more than 60 percent of respondents favor so-called “right-to-work” laws that prohibit…
Read MoreAct 10 Saved Wisconsin $5.24 Billion
From the MacIver Institute: Back in 2011, Governor Scott Walker and the Republican legislature withstood tremendous pressure from Big Labor and its allies to pass collective bargaining reform and Act…
Read MoreAre Some Michigan Workers ‘More Equal’ Than Others?
Under the principles of limited government, public decisions are generally made by majority rule, but private decisions are not unless all parties affected by the decision agree to it. Preserving…
Read MoreNILRR Right to Work Clipsheet March 04, 2016
WHEN IVIES SIDE WITH THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE Politico Morning Shift Online, March 01, 2016 MIT and the Ivy League teamed up Monday on an amicus brief…
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