Who Does UAW Speak for?

The United Auto Workers union bosses find themselves unable to control the rank and file members for many reasons, one of which is Michigan’s Right to Work Law. With workers having…

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Right to Work Clipsheet November 20, 2015

Friedrichs Amicus Brief: National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation onlabor.org, November 18, 2015 “This point is dispositive,†the foundation claims, because “Abood‘s ‘free rider’ rationale is predicated on the…

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UAW Attempts Chattanooga Again

UAW union officials are once again attempting to organize the Volkswagen automobile factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The first attempt to organize the plant in 2014 failed, but UAW officials are back for another round.  Christina…

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NILRR Clipsheet September 25, 2015

No more forced union dues for UAW autoworkers in 3 Midwest states Wisconsinwatchdog.org, September 23, 2015 The United Auto Workers may extend its current contract with the Big Three automakers,…

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NILRR Clipsheet September 18, 2015

Legislators in Missouri Take Aim at Union Dues New York Times Online, September 15, 2015 “I know we’ve flipped some,†said Greg Mourad, a vice president at the National Right…

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NILRR Clipsheet July 31, 2015

Supreme Court upholds right-to-work for state workers freep.com, July 29, 2015 The Michigan Supreme Court, in an opinion that has the effect of making state employees subject to Michigan’s 2012…

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New Labor Scheme for Bernie Sanders

Labor for Bernie intends to engage rank and file union members to get out the vote for Bernie Sanders using forced dues to realize their goals. But it seems that only…

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Are Bosses Endangering Unions’ Relevancy?

Mary Kramer, Crain’s Detroit Business News, examines whether union bosses’ tactics are rendering unions more and more irrelevant. In a couple of weeks, the United Auto Workers and Detroit automakers…

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