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TN taxpayers subsidize UAW outrage at VW plant
Tennessee taxpayers have poured more than a half-billion dollars in incentives into the Volkswagen plant. Matt Patterson tells the story in the Tenneseean.com. In fact, the more than a half-billion dollars in subsidies that the company received to come to Tennessee amounted to the “richest incentive package – and perhaps the most government assistance and…
Read MoreMissouri Committee Chairman to Bring Right to Work Bill
State Representative Bill Lant, Chairman of the Workforce Development and Safety Committee intends to bring3 Right To Work before the legislature this session. Dave Horvath has the story in the Neosha News. District 159 State Rep. Bill Lant of Seneca is the chairman of the Workforce Development and Safety Committee. Lant said House Speaker Tim…
Read MoreForced-Unionism Statutes Suppress Job Growth in Many Business Sectors, Including Traditionally Union-Free Ones
Today apologists for compulsory union dues and fees often suggest that, because only a little more than seven percent of private-sector employees in the U.S. are covered by a union contract according to the most recent available data, there is no way monopolistic unions could significantly suppress job growth in jurisdictions where they are encouraged.…
Read MoreUAW, America’s Richest Union, Considers a Dues Hike
UAW union bosses,America’s richest union,are so desperate for funds they are proposing a dues hike. This means forced-dues payors are in for a rate increase also. Bernie Woodal has the story in the Baltimore Sun. The UAW, the richest U.S. union with $1 billion in assets, is also one of the most politically influential, contributing…
Read MoreGerman Unions are Working with UAW to Organize Auto Industry
Auto factories in the South are facing an onslaught of organizing drives from the desperate United Auto Workers’ labor bosses. Now their efforts are being boosted by German auto workers, for their own selfish reasons. Neal E. Boudette has the story in the Wall Street Journal. In its latest drive to organize foreign-owned auto plants…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly Clipsheet July 12, 2013
Right to Work and a Test for Republicans Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2013 Still, a ranking of 22nd out of 50 states leaves plenty of room for improvement and begs the question: What do the top 10 states for business–Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Arizona, Virginia, South Carolina, Nevada and Georgia–have in…
Read MoreRight to Work and a Test for Republicans
NILRR shows how Right to Work can improve a state’s good economy. Kristina Roegner has the story in theWall Street Journal. Here in the Buckeye State, we’ve made major economic strides over the past two and a half years. Facing an $8 billion budget deficit in 2011 and unemployment over 9%, Gov. John Kasich and…
Read MoreNILRR 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 same period last year, according to a report from IHS Global Insight. Left Blames NLRB…
Read MoreRight 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 to grind on any controversial matter of education policy. In fact, the business success of…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips April 19, 2013
Can Autoworkers Union Bosses Really Kick the Job-Killing Habit? Don’t Bet On It! www.nilrr.org, April 14th, 2013 UAW seeks toehold in South with Tennessee Volkswagen plan Writing in George Mason University’[…] Record Indicates Right to Work Law Would Economically Benefit Missouri Employees, Businesses www.nilrr.org, April 12th, 2013 House Makes History Regarding Right To Work Legislation …
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