Posts Tagged ‘Virginia’
Governor-Elect Refuses to Pledge for Right to Work in Virginia
Virginians must be on the lookout for possible changes to worker freedom in 2014. The commonwealth’s governor-elect, Terry McAuliffe, refuses to say whether he will uphold the commonwealth’s treasured Right ot Work Law, which allows all workers, both in the public and private sectors, to freely choose whether or not to join a labor union.…
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 MoreForced-Unionism States Encumber Citizens With More Debt as Well as Higher Taxes
Total Debt as a Share of Annual Personal Income 50% Higher Than in Right to Work States (Click here todownloadFact Sheet) As many observers of Organized Labor have noted, there has been an enormous shift of power within union officialdom over the past few decades. As recently as 1980, the year Ronald Reagan was elected…
Read MoreMark Mix Affirms Economic Benefits of Right to Work Virginia
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: In America, one of the keys to success is the ability to compete on a level playing field. And states looking for a competitive advantage in this lagging economy should look to Virginia as an example. Virginia ranks 10th in the nation in unemployment (5.9 percent in July), had a budget…
Read MoreMike Antonucci Looks at Membership Numbers After Officials “. . .Tried Every Tactic Imaginable”
Mike Antonucci Looks at Membership Numbers After Officials “. . .Tried Every Tactic Imaginable” NEA hada total of 3,166,761 members of all types, of whom 2,807,332 were active and employed in the public school system. Be aware that these are individual souls, not full-time equivalents. Forty-four state affiliates lost active members in 2010-11. The following…
Read MoreSchool-Age Population Falling In Forced-Unionism States
Meanwhile, Right to Work States’ ‘K-12 Contingent’ Has Grown by Nearly 1.8 Million Since 2000 (Click here to download the School-Age Population Falling In Forced-Unionism States fact sheet) The state Right to Work law adopted by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels this February does not directly affect…
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