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NILRR 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 naturally legislators in the state want to find ways to…

Two More Businesses Say Yes to Texas

Another business hasmoved fromCaliforniato 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 you how excited I am to finally be here in…

Chicago Teacher Union Officials Want Schools Shuttered

In a protest over contract talks Chicago Teacher Unionofficials are expecting to shut down schools on April 1. Juan Perez Jr. has the story in the Chicago Tribune Online. “We will not go to work on April 1. We will…

Compulsory 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 May, as state officials across the nation were raising taxes…

NILRR 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 mandatory union membership in union-represented workplaces. Teacher files Right-to-Work unfair…

Act 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 10. While the journey to get to here has been…

Are 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 the ability of the individual to make personal decisions without…

NILRR 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 urging the NLRB not to allow graduate student teaching assistants…

Government Union Bosses’ Gloating Is Premature

Just a few short weeks ago, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments of a landmark case challenging forced financial support of government unions on First Amendment grounds, observers of the High Court overwhelmingly agreed…

Dockworker Slowdown Costs $77 Million

Breakdowns in negotiation of a monopoly bargaining contract has resulted in a slowdown at West Coast ports that has lasted more than a year. Washington state has lost approximately $77 million in business due to the slowdown. Andrew Soergel has…

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