NILRR Newsclips 09 30 2011

Noteworthy cases in the United States Supreme Court’s 2011 term

Lexology.com, 9/21/2011

The Supreme Court will decide whether a state can require
employees to pay union dues used to fund political activities as a condition of
continuing employment.

Spending fight escalates with release of labor, health bill

The Hill Online, 9/29/2911

“This reads like a fundraising letter from the National
Right to Work Committee,†he said.

Union Bosses Promote Flash Mobs And Confrontation to Counter “Paycheck
Protection”

PublicSectorinc.com, 9/29/2011

 The union advocates various techniques including 1)
calling a toll-free number at SEIU headquarters, which will dispatch activists
to properly “educate” voters; 2) flash mobs designed to “drive them away from
the signature gatherer”; and over-engagement — i.e., “Engage the signature
gatherer for extended periods of time, asking questions about the various
petitions and using up the time they have on campus during high traffic times.”

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