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Will Congress Mandate State and Local Unions?

### ‘Public-Safety’ Act Would Turn Federalism Upside Down Capital Research Center – Labor Watch By Stan Greer While the press has reported extensively on labor union efforts to accelerate private-sector union organizing by having Congress pass “card check†legislation, it…

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Top 10 Big Labor Lies and Misleading Claims About the Colorado Right to Work Amendment

### Union Bosses and Other Compulsory-Unionism Apologists Aren’t ‘Entitled to Their Own Facts’ Now that it appears likely Coloradans will vote this November 4 on a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the firing of employees for refusal to join…

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Winners of NILRR Essay Contests Announced

### Valerie Bischoff Wins William B. Ruggles Journalism Scholarship and Lisa Bishara Wins Applegate/Jackson/Parks Future Teacher Scholarship The National Institute for Labor Relations Research is pleased to announce the winners of its two annual essay contests on the Right to…

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Michigan Trails Right to Work States In Real, Disposable Per Capita Income

### Residents of Every Midwestern Right to Work State Are Better off Than Michiganians Just a few years ago, Colorado State University business professor Raymond Hogler, one of the most prominent academic opponents of state Right to Work laws in…

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Private-Sector Job Growth Faster in Right to Work States

### Study Reveals Right to Work States’ Lead in Job Growth Consistent Over Time The National Institute for Labor Relations Research today released its annual study comparing private-sector job growth in Right to Work states with private-sector job growth in…

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How Much Is Pro-Forced Unionism Federal Labor Policy Costing America?

### With Repeal of Forced Dues in 2000, Annual GDP Could Have Been $436 Billion Higher by 2006 No one can state with certainty the price tag of the federal labor-law provisions that authorize the firing of roughly 7.3 million…

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‘Card-Check’ Forced-Unionism Bill Would Hurt Employees and Employers

For years, scientific opinion polls have shown that Americans overwhelmingly oppose federal labor laws that empower union officials to represent all employees in a company unit and deny union nonmembers the right to bargain for themselves. But Organized Labor’s top…

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'Card-Check' Forced-Unionism Bill Would Hurt Employees and Employers

For years, scientific opinion polls have shown that Americans overwhelmingly oppose federal labor laws that empower union officials to represent all employees in a company unit and deny union nonmembers the right to bargain for themselves. But Organized Labor’s top…

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Reality Check For Mike Gronstal on Right to Work, Hawkeye State’s Economy

### Iowa’s 2001-2006 Income, Job Growth Greater Than Every Neighboring Forced-Dues State’s In a recent Q&A session with journalists, including Des Moines Register columnist David Yepsen and AP senior political writer Mike Glover, Iowa state Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal…

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How Monopolistic Teacher Unionism Is Undercutting Math and Science Education

### Executive Summary Most mainstream media reporting on the supply and demand for K- 12 public schoolteachers across America ignores the dramatic differences for teachers at different grade levels and in different fields. Around the country, school officials typically report…

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