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Governor-Elect Refuses to Pledge for Right to Work in Virginia

Virginians must be on the lookout for possible changes to worker freedom in 2014. The commonwealth’s governor-elect, Terry McAuliffe, refuses to say whether he will uphold the commonwealth’s treasured Right ot Work Law, which allows all workers, both in the…

Obama Administration Planning Big Labor Health Care Payback

Jay Hancock of Kaiser Health News reports the Obama administation has plans to further pay Big Labor back for its political support by exempting some health plans, including qualifying union plans. Weeks after denying labor’s request to give union members…

Kentucky Senators Advocate Right to Work Amendment to ENDA

From the Washington Free Beacon Staff: youtube.com/watch?v=mR-8pX2ACfY Senator Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) announced Tuesday morning before the Senate that [he]and Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) would like to attach a right-to-work amendment to ENDA [Employment Non Discrimination Act]. McConnell applauded…

Employment Data Continue to Show Union Monopolists’ 2011 Victory Over Ohio’s Issue Two Was Pyrrhic For Unionized Workers

In early 2011, Wisconsin and Ohio became the first two states ever to roll back public-sector forced union dues and fees after having statutorily authorized them. Both Wisconsin’s Act 10 and Ohio’s S.B.5 revoked government union officials’ privilege to get…

Oregon and Washington Longshoremen Bosses Cited for Picketing

International Longshore and Warehouse Unionbosses continue to ignore safety andflaunt court orders to cease picketing grain barges on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, threatening barge workers who only want to do their jobs. Mateusz Perkowski has the story in the…

Forced-Unionism Apologist: If Americans Don’t Act in Accord with What I Say Is in Their Economic Interest, They Must Be Nuts

Last year, leftist journalist Tim Noah published an entire book, entitled The Great Divergence, dedicated largely to the proposition that the long-term decline in the share of American employees who are subject to a union contract is the source of…

Big Labor Applauds Griffin’s NLRB Confirmation

It’s no wonder Big Labor is rejoicing at Richard Griffin’s confirmation as the National Labor Relations Board general counsel. Sean Higgins has the story in the Washington Examiner. The Senate voted 62-37 to end a filibuster against Griffin’s nomination and…

NILRR Weekly Newsclips November 1, 2013

Top Teamster official may be sanctioned for threats Washington Examiner Online, October 31, 2013 International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa will review possible charges against Sean O’Brien, president of IBT’s Local 25, which represents the Boston…

NILRR.org Updated Union-run Pensions in Critical Status

The National Institute for Labor Relations Research updated the multiemployer pension plans determined to be in critical or endangered status. Go to NILRR.org’s Critical, Endangered and WRERA Status Notices page to view more. 2013 Critical Status Notices 2013 Endangered Status Notices

Right to Work Laws Benefit Employees of Diverse Educational Backgrounds

Although overall interstate migration has slowed considerably in recent years, U.S. Census Bureau (BOC) data show the vast net movement of Americans out of Big Labor-dominated states and into states with Right to Work protections for employees continues and may…

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