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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…

United Auto Workers Union Chief: China’s Labor Policy Better Than America’s

Today’s UAW: A Struggle for Stability (Show #1716) on Autoline This … Regardless of what they think about current labor policy in the U.S., virtually all Americans would surely agree that Chinese labor laws are not a model we would ever want to…

Union Bosses Demand Nuclear Option On Obama’s Flawed NLRB & Labor Nominations

The potential for a Big Labor Payback is huge as Senator Harry Reid twists arms to get Thomas Perez nominated as Department of Labor. For more details, check out the Personnel Alert on Perez on The National Right to Work…

Right to Work States Offer Competitive Pay, Far Superior Job Opportunities For Teachers

Teacher Salaries By State | Average Salaries For Teachers … TeacherPortal is a website for people who are interested in becoming a teacher and for teachers who are eager to learn how to practice their profession more successfully.  It has no ax…

Teamsters back away from representing O’Hare janitors

It’s difficult to imagine union bosses backing down on an organizing campaign when they will force workers to join or support a labor union in order to keep a job.Dan Mihalopolous has the story in the Chicago Sun-Times. “Please be…

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