Michigan

New House Speaker Jase Bolger says 'right-to-work' status is 'on ...
by Peter Luke, Booth Newspapers, January 13, 2011 LANSING — New House Speaker Jase Bolger said a labor law review by his fellow Republicans would be.

State of Change: Can Gov. Rick Snyder's speech seed bipartisanship?
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
And when House Speaker Jase Bolger said “uncomfortable” topics like a “right-to-work” law would be taken up, Mark Gaffney, president of the Michigan State ...

Lawmakers support variety of bills
Staunton News Leader
(HB 1989) Right to Work: Amending the state constitution to say employers can't require employees to join a labor union. (House Joint Resolution 500) Other: ...

The opening session of Michigan House of Representatives began ...
The opening session of Michigan House of Representatives began with the introduction of House Bill 4054 (HB4054), a bill that would create Right-to-Work ...

New Hampshire

20110114-Clips (public). - India Journal: The Biggest Public Union ...
N.H. rep says 'Right To Work' law would attract jobs, businesses ... that, if passed, would make New Hampshire the 23rd state with a “Right To. Work” law. ...

Missouri

Crowell proposes statewide vote on 'right-to-work'
Southeast Missourian
Michigan is a heavy union state and has factories locating there recently. To say businesses won't locate to a state that is not "right to work" is a crock ...

Union campaign to boost image of public workers
Southeast Missourian
And 10 other states, including Missouri, may take up "right to work" bills that ... with plans to mobilize members in Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin and other ...

Change would cause harm
News-Leader.com
I would like to share my thoughts on Right to Work in the state of Missouri. I've been through this fight every time it comes up because my husband's been a ...

Right-To-Work Legislation Proposed For State Vote
KTTS
State legislation has been filed that would add Missouri to the roster of "right-to-work" states. Senator Jason Crowell, of Cape Girardeau, ...

Voters Could Vote for Right to Work
KOMU-TV
JEFFERSON CITY - In August 2012 Missouri could have a state-wide vote deciding if the state should switch to a Right to Work policy. ...

Mo. lawmaker proposes statewide vote on union jobs - Missouri ...
By Associated Press
A Missouri senator is proposing a statewide vote in August 2012 on whether to make Missouri a "right-to-work" state. Missouri businesses currently have the option of requiring union fees from employees. Some Republican senators want to ...

Your views: No gains for Missourians
Joplin Globe
New proposals call for making Missouri a right-to-work state which will lower wages and destroy union rights. Another attack on working folks is a limit on ...

Proposed vote to make MO a "right-to-work" state | ksdk.com | St ...
(AP) - A Missouri senator is proposing a statewide vote in August 2012 on whether to make Missouri a "right-to-work" state. Missouri businesses currently ...

Column: Passing a right-to-work law could bring more jobs to ...
Unlike many of its neighbors, Missouri is not a "right-to-work" state. This means that even if the Constitution gives you the right to freedom of ...

Indiana

Labor & Employment - Indiana Seeks to Become 23rd - Baker ...
Baker & Daniels' labor and employment team will keep you up-to-date on the status of Indiana's Right to Work legislation. ...

COMMUNITY COMMENT: We must continue King's work
Evansville Courier & Press
The fraud of the "right to work" false slogan is deeper than just failing to ... in Indiana's general assembly today — will undermine our children's future. ...

Ohio

AFL-CIO to boost public unions
Columbus Dispatch
And 10 other states might take up “right to work” bills that would prevent ... The action kicked off in Ohio on Friday night. Hundreds of workers held a ...

Groups need to tell public employees' story
And 10 other states may take up “right to work” bills that would prevent workers from being required to join or pay dues to a union. … … “These lawmakers are hiding behind the guise of fiscal austerity and budget cuts in order to move a conservative ... There are issues with the way human resources works in the public sector, chief among them in Ohio is the outdated Civil Service system and the fact that merit and outcomes are not a part of the compensation system. ...

What's at Stake? Ohio and the War against Workers | CommonDreams.org
Joblessness in Ohio is at 9.8 percent and over half a million workers are ... You will also find in right-to-work states that the middle-class worker is ...

Minnesota

Minnesota legislator pushes union option for 2012 ballot
La Crosse Tribune
“I think 'Right to Work' is a catchy phrase that's really bad for workers,” said Shar Knutson, president of Minnesota AFL-CIO, which represents more than ...

Longtime Sanford nurse says mandatory overtime may be putting employees ...
In-Forum
That isn't the case for nurses at private hospitals in North Dakota, which is a “right to work” state. Therefore, nurses do not have a unified voice through ...

Wisconsin

UW prof warns of right-to-work
Right to work is a state labor law that permits a worker to determine whether ... The 2010 report examined the effects of the Great Recession on Wisconsin ...

Union campaign to boost image of public workers
KSRO
And 10 other states may take up "right to work" bills that would prevent workers from ... such as Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. ...

What's at Stake? Ohio and the War against Workers
Common Dreams
[Columbus Dispatch, 12/31/10, http://bit.ly/eIH214] In Wisconsin: "You will find that right-to-work legislation has no bearing on job creation. ...