Posts Tagged ‘National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’
NILRR News Clips March 07, 2015
UPDATE: Assembly passes right-to-work on party line vote WAOW.com, ABC, March 06, 2015 After a marathon session, the Wisconsin Assembly has passed the right-to-work bill. Republicans said the bill was called good for workers. “We’re fighting for the right of every single worker in this state to have their own personal liberty,” said Assembly Speaker…
Read MoreIllinois 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 case,brought by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. This order will free Illinois public employees from paying forced dues. In fact, the Harris case…
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 step to protect the rights of Illinois state employees from being forced to pay tribute to union bosses as a condition of working as a…
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 Court ruled in Harris v. Quinn that Illinois home health care workers could not be compelled to join a union because they were hired by…
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 told, it appears that about 17 different individuals participated in at least one of the eight “actions” at local Walmarts. Wisconsin Senate to quickly take…
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 to listen to SEIU officials’ union membership pitch and receive membership cards.These mandatory sessions are paid for by the state of Illinois.The Supreme Court ruled…
Read MoreUAW Organizes Desperate Measures
United Auto Worker union bossesare seeking help from concerns outside the United States in their desperate attempt to bring Volkwagen workers under their thumb.In February, workers at the Chattanooga, Tennessee Volkswagen plant voted to eschew union representation, but UAW bosses refuse to listen. Mike Pare has the story in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Saying…
Read MoreNILRR Clips November 14, 2014
Push For New Mexico “Right To Work” Law Anticipated krwg.org, TV and FM radio, November 13, 2014 A Republican legislative leader says the GOP’s capture of majority control of the state House means New Mexico may enact legislation to bar labor contracts that require workers to be union members. The idea is controversial because it…
Read MoreNILRR Clips November 7, 2014
Hey, unions: Don’t freak out about Scott Walker’s big victory The Week, November 6, 2014 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) pulled off a stunner of a solid victory on Tuesday. And after his very public fights with Wisconsin’s public sector unions, the governor’s re-election is being billed as a major blow to Big Labor. Still,…
Read MoreAnother Forced Unionization Scheme
SEIU makes no bones about their latest forced unionism scheme.The campaign to increase the minimum wage really doesn’t have anything to do with increasing the minimum wage. Here’s a surprise – it’s all aboutforced dues and forced membership. Brady Cremeens has the story on Illinois Watchdog.com. The effort to raise the minimum wage in Chicago…
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