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Right to Work States Attract Job-Creating Investments

December 5, 2019 by Stan Greer

Every year, hundreds of thousands of additional jobs are “insourced” into the United States by foreign companies. By 2017, there were more than 7.4 million insourced jobs across the country, which “represented 5.9% of all private sector U.S. jobs,” as University of Michigan-Flint economist Mark Perry reported last month in a…(Read More)

UAW official charged with embezzlement to appear in U.S. court

November 26, 2019 by NILRR Staff

DETROIT (Reuters) – A former United Auto Workers board member charged with conspiring with other union leaders to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars of rank-and-file members’ dues is scheduled to appear in federal court in Detroit on Tuesday.The court appearance of Vance Pearson, 58, comes just days after General Motors Co filed…(Read More)

Mark Janus Files Motion to Rehear Ruling Denying Refund of Seized Forced Union Fees

November 22, 2019 by CLJ

Washington, DC (November 19, 2019) – Today, attorneys representing Mark Janus are petitioning the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for rehearing en banc in the continuation of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 31. Janus seeks a ruling from the court requiring AFSCME union officials to return thousands…(Read More)

Crooked Union Bosses Caught in Election Hijinks

November 8, 2019 by CLJ

Members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 230 will have a chance to vote for the candidates of their choice after the U. S. Department of Labor mooted the March 2, 2019 election of officers, including president, executive vice-president, secretary-treasurer, human resources director, legislative director, area business directors and others.&nbsp…(Read More)

Poverty Higher in Forced-Dues States

October 31, 2019 by Stan Greer

A recent U.S. Census Bureau (BOC) report furnishes data on the average share of residents living in poverty in each of the 50 states from 2016-18. BOC supplemental poverty measure (SPM) data show a population-weighted average forced-dues-state poverty rate of 13.4%. That’s more than 2% higher than the…(Read More)

Foundation Advises Teachers on Union Rights

October 28, 2019 by CLJ

Unions have various subtle and not-so-subtle ways of “punishing” those they represent (members and nonmembers) when these workers choose not to go the union way. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Vice President Patrick Semmens, offers advice on how teachers who have become disillusioned with their membership can protect themselves.&nbsp…(Read More)

2019 Fall Right To Work Benefits

October 15, 2019 by NILRR Staff

(Download 2019 Fall Right To Work Benefits Fact Sheet) Explanatory notes: *The term “Tax Freedom Day” was coined and popularized by the nonpartisan, Washington, D.C. based Tax Foundation. As the Tax Foundation has explained, it is “the day when Americans … finally have earned enough money to pay off their total [federal, state and local…(Read More)

Amidst the UAW Strike More Union Bosses are Indicted

October 8, 2019 by CLJ

Amidst the GM strike of 48,000 members, the government continues to identify and arrest United Auto Workers (UAW) officials. Jeffery Pietrzyk allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks from vendors that manufactured clothing and watches. Pietrzyk, retired from the UAW in 2014, was charged in an information with…(Read More)

NLRB News Releases (click link to download)

NLRB Extends Time for Submitting Comments on Rulemaking for Election Protection Rule
WASHINGTON, DC—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is again extending the time for submitting comments regarding its proposed amendments to Part 103 of its Rules and Regulations for an additional 30 days.
NLRB Extends Time for Submitting Comments on Proposed Rule Concerning Students
WASHINGTON, DC, November 26, 2019—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has again extended the time for submitting comments on its proposed rule concerning the definition of “employee” under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The proposed rule would exempt from the NLRB’s jurisdiction undergraduate and graduate students who perform services for financial compensation in […]
Ethics Review Concludes NLRB Program is Strong and Fully Compliant
Board’s Comprehensive Review Recommends Changes to Address Potential Gaps and Ensure Full Transparency The NLRB released its Ethics Recusal Report, outlining the Board’s 18-month comprehensive review of its ethics policies and procedures. The report, issued by Chairman John F. Ring, concludes that the Agency’s ethics program for Board member recusals is strong and fully compliant […]
NLRB Responds to Senator Murray Letters
WASHINGTON, DC—November 8, 2019 Today, NLRB Chairman John F. Ring and Member Marvin E. Kaplan responded to recent letters from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees and employers from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to […]