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Union Officials Perpetuate Misinformation

Larry Sand does a great job exposing the fallacy of the union officials’ view of Right to Work in unionwatch.org. The unions, with all their pro-worker chatter, hate the fact that in some places, employees actually have a choice whether…

Job, Income Data Indicate Right to Work Laws Are Economically Beneficial

Moreover, the Burden of Economic Proof Should Be on Apologists For Compulsory Unionism As of the end of 2012, 22 states had Right to Work laws on the books prohibiting the termination of employees for refusal to pay dues or…

Labor Protestors Funded by Taxpayers, Supported by Union Bosses

Union bosses are not only taking advantage of forced dues, but taxpayer dollars, to promote their agenda. Eric Boehm has the story on reason.com. Using a combination of federal grants and grants from left-leaning organizations, the Restaurant Opportunity Center, or…

Trumka sees the Light — 30 years of Stagnation

The AFL-CIO has been toying iwth the idea of organizing nonunion workers for a while now.  On Thursday, Richard Trumka announced intentions to put this idea into action by courting left-wing ideological groups.  It seems the Sierra Club is considering…

NILRR Weekly News Clips August 9, 2013

A Union Run Amok   National Review Online, August 8, 2013 John Raudabaugh, a staff attorney with the National Right to Work Foundation, is representing Clark. He says the union failed to inform employees of their rights to opt out of…

Eight of the Nine Top Job-Growth States Since Recession’s End Have Right to Work Laws

States and selected areas:Employment status of the civilian… Where to Make It in America– Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox, Daily Beast Fewer than 40% of American employees reside in one of the 22 states that have had Right to Work…

NILRR Weekly News Clips August 1, 2013

Holden postal worker files complaint after dues still taken from paycheck despite quitting union Bangor Daily News Online, August 2, 2013 She said she could not discuss details of the charge because of the ongoing investigation. Staff attorneys from the…

NILRR Weekly Clips, July 26, 2013

  NRTW Foundation starts Pgh ads Pittsburgh Post Gazette Online, July 23, 2013 The conservative National Right To Work Foundation is starting a decent-sized ad buy in the Pittsburgh market today that warns of union harassment in hospital work places.…

Competition’s Good For Raisin Farmers, and For Employees as Well

Congress should reexamine raisin marketing law During the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress enacted many laws intended to foster economic recovery by restricting marketplace competition. Today there is a wide consensus among historians, economists, and political scientists, including many who…

Mich. Judge – Detroit Bankruptcy ‘Not Honoring’ President

Judge Aquilina, who is in charge of the Detroit city bankruptcy filing, has ordered Governor Snyder to have the Detroit city’s emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, to withdraw the filing because it might “. . . impair . . . accrued…

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