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Right to Work Status Continues to Be Positively Correlated With Job and Compensation Growth

Right to Work States Faster Growth, Higher Purchasing Power   This week, the National Institute for Labor Relations Research published the spring 2013 edition of an analysis comparing Right to Work and forced-unionism states according to 11 different economic and…

Demographic Evidence: Forced Unionism Is Bad For People of All Races, Ethnicities

(click to download fact sheet) By Stacy Swimp As I have already contended in a number of different forums, the monopolistic type of unionism now authorized and promoted by federal labor policy for more than three quarters of a century…

The Cost of Government Union Monopoly Bargaining – Shocking

The Beacon Hill Institute’s latest report,“Without cost saving reforms, public sector unions pose future liability crisis for states,” contains some shocking figures about the cost governments incur when they allow government employee unions free rein with monopoly bargaining.    …

Sherk: A union of One; AFSCME Pulls a Fast One on Daycare Workers

James Sherk, in the Washington Times, makes excellent points about the political power unions possess, passing a law that would allow self-employed workers to unionize.  That’s correct – self-employed daycare workers.     Desperate times call for desperate measures, but…

It’s Not About the Students; Not Even Close

Now that Mayor Emanuel must close down some Chicago schools because of last year’s teacher strike, which added a Herculean burden to the district’s $1 million deficit, the shoe is on the other foot for teacher union officials. Now they…

If Union Bosses Now Admit They Have Represented Workers Poorly, Why Should Federal Policy Continue Forcing Workers to Pay Union Dues?

Unions, the reliable Democratic supporters, split from president on… Multiple media reports over the past few weeks, including the Fox News item linked above, discuss the “surprising” development that Big Labor, which collectively spent hundreds of millions of dollars in…

New Report Demolishes Compulsory-Unionism Apologists’ Economic ‘Broken Kettle Logic’

American Legislative Exchange Council Releases NewRich States… A very old joke, apparently first put in writing by Sigmund Freud, tells the story of a man accused by his neighbor of braking the latter’s kettle while borrowing it. In response, the…

Tennessee helps lead resurgence in U.S. manufacturing jobs

Right to Work state Tennessee is a bright star in the economic recovery during the first quarter of 2013. G. Chambers Williams, III has the story in the tennessean.com. Tennessee was among the leaders in U.S. manufacturing resurgence during the…

NILRR Weekly News Clips May 24, 2013

      Tennessee helps lead resurgence in U.S. manufacturing jobs blogs.tennessean.com, May 23, 2013 Tennessee was among the leaders in U.S. manufacturing resurgence during the first quarter of 2013, with a nearly 5 percent gain in jobs over the…

Some Union Officials Now Regretting Support for Health Care Reforms

Big Labor bosses who spent forced dues on President Obama’s reelection and pushed President Obama’s healthcare reforms on everyone, including their own members. Now, it turns out that wasn’t such a good idea. Peter Suderman has the story in reason.com…

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