February 9, 2011 NILRR News Clips

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Missouri revisits ‘right to work’

The National Right to Work Committee’s director of legislation, Greg Mourad, said that while wages may be lower in right-to-work states, family income is higher when those states’ lower cost of living is taken into account.

GOP Senators Oppose Becker Renomination, Citing NLRB Actions Since His Appointment

All 47 Republicans in the U.S. Senate submitted a letter to President Obama objecting to his renomination of attorney Craig Becker to fill the remainder of a five-year term as a board member ending Dec. 16, 2014, and asking Obama to “respect the will of the Senate†by withdrawing the nomination.

The DNC’s 2012 convention:  The devil’s always in the details

For one week of Democrat debauchery, North Carolina may end up paying dearly.
The good citizens of Charlotte, NC are probably still feeling euphoric over besting Cleveland, Minneapolis and St Louis as the chosen city for the 2012 DNC Convention. However, as the giddiness subsides and people begin to take stock of what they just bit off, it may serve them well to check the fine print of the contract(s) they’ve obligated themselves to. If they do, they may find that being a host isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be, especially if your guests turn around and leave your house a mess.

What many North Carolinians are about to find out real soon is this: If you want to play with the Chicago Democrats, y’all are going to have to play by their rules and be expected to pay a hefty price for them too. This includes their union rules.

UAW’s King Says Talks With ’Transplants’ Continuing, With Support From Other Unions

“We’re working with unions around the world who all support workers’ rights to organize, so we feel very upbeat about the prospect of working together with the companies,†King told reporters after touring a General Motors Co. plant with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and other officials.

Ex-Official of Laborers Union Sentenced To Prison for Bypassing Out-of-Work List

Did TSA Head Break Neutrality Obligation by Permitting Prospective Bargaining?

GM Workers to Get Cut of Profits

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