Archive for January 2017
‘What Business Owner Wants to Move There and, by Default, Own a Piece of That?’
Early this month, freelance journalist Stephen Beale highlighted efforts by Ken Block, a software engineer and 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate, and former Hasbro CEO and Chairman Alan Hassenfeld to…
Read MoreNILRR Right to Work in the News January 20, 2017
History indicates wages will rise in Right to Work Missouri Springfield (MO) News-Leader Online, January 11, 2017 History indicates that wages will rise in Right to Work Missouri. Since…
Read MoreResearch Bolsters Economic Case For State Right to Work Laws
‘The Evidence Suggests That There Is a Positive Relationship Between Economic Growth and the Presence of [a Right to Work] Law and That the Magnitude of the Legislation’s Effects May…
Read MoreBig Labor Propagandists Keep Repeating the Same Falsehoods
Just before Kentucky became the fifth state within the past five years to ban forced union dues and fees on January 7, the editors of the Daily Oklahoman furnished an instructive…
Read MoreKentucky became a Right To Work State
On Saturday, Kentucky became the 27th Right To Work, video from the Kentucky Governor’s Office: “Gov. Bevin signs right-to-work legislation following the first week of Kentucky’s 2017 General Assembly, on…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips January 06, 2017
House Advances Right To Work, Prevailing Wage Repeal wkms.org, January 06, 2017 The state House of Representatives passed a so-called ‘right-to-work’ bill yesterday. The bill now heads to the Senate,…
Read MoreEmployee Widening Compensation Advantage in Right to Work States
In States With Longstanding Right to Work Laws in 2015, Cost of Living-Adjusted Annual Pay and Benefits Per Private-Sector Employee Were $45,657, or Nearly $1200 More Than the Forced Unionism-State…
Read MorePeople in Right To Work States enjoy Higher Real Purchasing Power
New Fact Sheet from NILRR staff:Â Right to Work States Benefit From Faster Growth, Higher Real Purchasing Power — Winter 2017 Update (Click image to download Fact Sheet)
Read MoreJudge Orders Teamster Brass to Stop Obstructing Investigation
A long-simmering corruption scandal that implicates multiple current and former officials in the hierarchy of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union may boil over early this year. On December 27,…
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