NILRR Newsclips 08 03 2011
State of the Union: The Role of Labor in America’s Future
DC Bar.org, 8/2011
“FDR, the great champion of organized labor, opposed
collective bargaining for public workers,†says Patrick Semmens, legal
information director for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation,
Inc. in Springfield, Virginia. “He foresaw that government would be less
responsive to
Bridgeport police officer settles suit with city for $400
Connecticut Post Online, 8/02/2011
The settlement, announced Monday by the National Right to
Work Legal Defense Foundation, requires Bridgeport Police Local 1159 and Council
15 AFSCME, AFL-CIO to return the dues to Bailey.
Defenders confident they can save SB 5
Columbus Dispatch Online, 7/31/2011
The group formed to defend Senate Bill 5 believes the same
Quinnipiac University poll released July 20 that showed voters favor repeal of
Ohio’s new collective-bargaining law by 24 points also provides a road map of
“pressure points†that can change minds before the Nov. 8 referendum.
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