Posts Tagged ‘Ohio’
Organized Labor Looking to Defeat Ohio’s Governor in 2014
Vindy.com Fresh from the heady defeat of Toledo Mayor Mike Bell,Ohio labor union bosses are setting their sights on the 2014 gubernatorial race. Bellsupported Governor John Kasich’s attempt to restrict government employee union monopoly bargaining in Ohio. While the attempt to restrict monopoly bargaining for government employees was voted down by Ohio citizens, Big Labor…
Read MoreEmployment Data Continue to Show Union Monopolists’ 2011 Victory Over Ohio’s Issue Two Was Pyrrhic For Unionized Workers
In early 2011, Wisconsin and Ohio became the first two states ever to roll back public-sector forced union dues and fees after having statutorily authorized them. Both Wisconsin’s Act 10 and Ohio’s S.B.5 revoked government union officials’ privilege to get public servants fired for refusal to pay dues or fees to an unwanted union. Both…
Read MoreOhio Governor Has No Credible Excuse For Waving the White Flag on Right to Work
An Ohio Prescription for GOP: Lower Taxes, More Aid for Poor Scientific polling indicates there is strong public support in Ohio for a Right to Work law prohibiting the termination of employees for refusal to pay dues or fees to an unwanted union, and more and more Buckeye State citizens are getting actively involved in efforts…
Read MoreGovernor Kasich: No Right to Work for Ohio
Ohio Governor Kasich has caved to Big Labor demands to keep Ohio workers under union rule. The Wall Street Journal’s Neil King, Jr., has the story. Job growth is up. The Republican governor just signed what he calls “the biggest tax cut in the country” after converting a looming $7.7 billion budget deficit into…
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 Clips May 3, 2013
Anti-Right to Work Campaign in Ohio Roughs up the Truth www.nilrr.org, April 27th, 2013 While the importance of and need for an Ohio Right to Work law are now being recognized by more and more citizens, grass-roots proponents have yet to agree about what is the most promising approach for reaching their objective. Nevertheless, Big…
Read MoreAnti-Right to Work Campaign in Ohio Roughs up the Truth
Courtney Johnson commentary: Should Ohio voters support a right … While the importance of and need for an Ohio Right to Work law are now being recognized by more and more citizens, grass-roots proponents have yet to agree about what is the most promising approach for reaching their objective. Nevertheless, Big Labor is getting worried that the Buckeye State…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips April 26, 2013
New Twinkie Maker Shuns Union Labor Wall Street Journal Online, April 25, 2013 Chief Executive C. Dean Metropoulos said the company will pump $60 million in capital investments into the plants between now and September and aims to hire at least 1,500 workers. But they won’t be represented by unions, including the one whose nationwide…
Read MoreGovernment Union Bosses’ 2011 Ohio ‘Victory’ Proving Costly to Public Employees
Union Membership and Coverage Database Two years ago this month, Wisconsin and Ohio made history by becoming the first two states to adopt legislation revoking government union bosses’ privilege to force civil servants to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment after having previously passed laws authorizing public-sector compulsory unionism. Wisconsin’s Act…
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