Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’
Illinois Governor Frees State Employees
Scott Reeder, veteran statehouse reporter, comments on Governor Bruce Rauner’s executive order freeing Illinois state employees from paying forced dues.  The order was prompted by the Supreme Court Harris v. Quinn…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips February 13, 2015
Illinois Governor Fights Forced Unionism Western Journalism.com, February 11, 2015 Patrick Semmens of the National Right to Work Foundation commented on Rauner’s executive order: “This executive action is a bold…
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Laborers have no say in their contract U-T SanDiego.com, February 4, 2015 Farm laborers at one of the nation’s largest fruit farms, Gerawan Farming, have been pleading with the state…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips January 02, 2015
What A Year Labor Unions Had In 2014 The Daily Caller Online, January 1, 2015 Here are six major labor issues that defined the year. Harris v. Quinn. The Supreme…
Read MoreIL – State Sponsored Union Membership Drives?
Despite a Supreme Court decision, Illinois government has knuckled under pressure from the Serivce Employees International Union (SEIU) and requires all state home caregivers to attend “training sessions,” where caregivers…
Read MoreNILRR Clips December 05, 2014
Union Organizers, Not Actual Employees, Turn Out for Walmart Black Friday Protests My Freedom Foundation Online, December 3, 2014 Many of the same individuals appear repeatedly in the photos. All…
Read MoreSEIU Circumvents Supreme Court Ruling
In a blatant attempt to circumvent the Harris v. Quinn Supreme Court ruling, the Service Employees International Union has devised a scheme where Illinois home care workers are still required…
Read MoreOpportunities For the ‘Middle-Educated’ and the College-Educated
NILRR Fact Sheet — College-Educated and ‘Middle-Educated’ Employee web Census Bureau Data Show That Non-Holders, Holders of Bachelor’s Degrees Are Flocking to Right to Work States By Stan Greer As…
Read MoreFact Sheet: More Debt, Higher Taxes
Eight of the Nine States With the Highest Government Debt-to-Income Ratios Lack Right to Work Protections (Click to download fact sheet) By Stan Greer As many observers of Organized Labor…
Read MoreNILRR Clips August 15, 2014
Poll Shows State Supports Philosophy Behind ‘Right-To-Work’ ctnewsjunkie.com, August 15, 2014 A poll of 500 residents, conducted in July by Google Consumer Surveys, found that 75 percent of respondents said…
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