General and non-target states Right to Work Articles

The truth about a “right-to-work” law
Princeton Daily Clarion
By David Williams - Guest columnist | 0 comments I have read the positions taken by special-interest supporters of proposed "right-to-work" (RTW) ...

Virginia House backs constitutional amendment to limit unions
Washington Post
By Fredrick Kunkle The House of Delegates on Tuesday approved a resolution that would enshrine Virginia's "right-to-work" law in its constitution, ...

Wednesday's letters: State's 'right to work' law
Spartanburg Herald Journal
I don't buy the excuse that this ridiculous “right to work” law brings more business to South Carolina. That is no comfort to all of our state's residents ...

Solidarity Forever: Labor Takes on the Right
Political Affairs Magazine
When we see right-to-work proposals in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, something is seriously wrong. That's our house! Even before taking office ...

With Republican gains, number of Right-to-Work States about to ...
[It would] make Minnesota a “right to work” state... State Rep. Steve Drazkowski , R-Mazeppa, introduced HF 65 to “establish freedom of employment.” ...

Minnesota

Editorial: Will GOP bypass Dayton via ballot?
Minneapolis Star Tribune
... "right to work" assurance. The rumble at the Capitol is that these two proposed amendments to the Minnesota Constitution will be the first of many. ...

GOP fires warning shots against teachers unions -- but where might they land?
MinnPost.com
“Union leaders particularly dread the spread of right-to-work laws, which prevail in 22 states, almost all in the South or West,” the New York Times ...

Indiana

No rights, no work; what right-to-work really means
Kokomo Perspective
... workers continue to enjoy the right of collective bargaining, and tell our legislators that, “We don't want Indiana to become a right-to-work state.”

Don't be fooled by right-to-work supporters
Indianapolis Star
... to sway readers into believing local unions are distorting the truth regarding the so-called "right-to-work" legislation in Indiana (My View, Jan. 8). ...

Right-to-work is only ruse and it won't help workers
Indianapolis Star
We currently have "closed shop" in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and many more states. This means that workers join a business with a ...

Michigan

Michigan must move quickly if it hopes to woo Illinois businesses
MLive.com
Michigan Republicans need to make their state a right-to-work state pronto. Michigan needs to cut business costs by limiting mandates to insurance laws. ...

Anti-Union legislation introduced in Michigan « Grand Rapids ...
Last week members of the State Representative Commerce Committee introduced legislation that could make Michigan a “Right to Work” state. ...

Repealing Michigan Business Tax and Surcharge Creates 120000-plus Jobs
The first bill introduced in the Michigan House this year would repeal the ... Let's get that right-to-work legislation introduced and ram it down the ...

Wisconsin

CALLING OUT THE LEFT | Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News ...
... Republican legislators to pass right-to-work legislation are reminiscent ... MONDAY HOT READ: PRIEBUS IN THE SPOTLIGHT · FRIDAY HOT READ: WISCONSIN 1, ...

Missouri

Right to work (for less) could mean fewer rights | Occasional Planet
The last time we faced a right-to-work law in Missouri, the year was 1978. It was soundly defeated. As we take another look at this law more than 30 years ...