Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’
NRTW Foundation Argues Another Supreme Court Case
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorney, Bill Messenger, explainsthe latest Supreme Court case brought by that organization.Bill McMorris has the story in the Washington Free Beacon. The Supreme Court will hear arguments about forced unionization among government workers on Tuesday in a case that could greatly curtail powerful labor groups. At issue is…
Read MoreFuture Employees, Employers Are Migrating to Right to Work States
Compulsory-Unionism States’ ‘Under 18’ Population Is on Track to Plummet by 2.16 Million From 2010 to 2020 By Stan Greer (Click to download Adobe pdf file) U.S. Census Bureau data covering the period from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013, the three most recent years now available, suggest that the population-growth advantage of Right…
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Group files complaint about Unified’s vote to negotiate with unions Kenosha News Online, November 08, 2013 According to a statement from the Institute, the complaint was filed on behalf of Kristi Lacroix, who they identify as a district taxpayer. Lacroix is a former teacher at Lakeview Technology Academy who left her job this…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips August 9, 2013
A Union Run Amok National Review Online, August 8, 2013 John Raudabaugh, a staff attorney with the National Right to Work Foundation, is representing Clark. He says the union failed to inform employees of their rights to opt out of membership and pay reduced dues so that their money wouldn’t go to the union’s political…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly Clips, July 26, 2013
NRTW Foundation starts Pgh ads Pittsburgh Post Gazette Online, July 23, 2013 The conservative National Right To Work Foundation is starting a decent-sized ad buy in the Pittsburgh market today that warns of union harassment in hospital work places. UPDATE: The NRTW takes issue with the headline of this post calling it “anti-union.” It…
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 MoreIt’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 are now complaining because some of their members will be laid off due to the…
Read MoreRight to Work Legal Foundation Aids Unwilling Union Members to Recoup Close to $1 Million in Dues
Union bosses continue to abuse workers’ rights by simply ignoring the law. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys are helping workers who were unwilling to continue union membership during a strike to recoup a fine of almost $1 million against Local 851 of the International Association of Machinists. Cindy Wojdyla Cain has the…
Read MoreSEIU Has Big Plans for Midwest Workers
SEIU Local 1’s 2013 Strategic Plan reveals a goal of forcing thousands of guards and airportworkers into unwanted representation.A majority of the workers perform janitorial or security duties. The plan also boasts it will help the “99%” achieve equity with the “1%.” This “1%” must include some SEIU officials, considering their hefty salaries. Luke Rosiak…
Read MoreFoundation Case Involves Illinois Workers
Union officials called a strike. There were men who just wanted to work, and for them, the strike fines became even more expensive than honoring the picket line. Now, with free confidential legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, these men are fighting union officials for thousands and thousands in illegal…
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