Today’s Biggest Scrooge: Chris Christie for laying off 300+ police officers in America’s 2^nd most dangerous city: Camden, NJ

Good piece from Huffington Post on Right to Work: Mr. President: The Fight for the Middle Class Isn't in Washington
Huffington Post (blog)
As the New York Times has reported, Republican legislatures in ten states across the country are pushing "right to work" laws that undermine the ability of ...

Michigan

What Snyder said and did not say in his State of the State address
The Detroit News
Right to Work and labor issues Didn't address Right to Work, which Snyder has said is not a priority but Republican House leadership says it is one of their ...

Frank Beckmann 'Gov. Enigma' brings new era to Michigan's politics

The Detroit News - 11 hours ago

He fulfills conservative ideals by emphasizing Michigan's need for new jobs ... of House Speaker Jase Bolger to begin discussing right-to-work legislation. ...

Gov. Snyder offers the Legislature a bridge deal that they should ...

Royal Oak Daily Tribune - Tim Skubick - 6 hours ago

And to lower the fears to zero, he added, "Michigan will not take any debt ... their governor on their agenda items of welfare reform and right-to-work. ...

Indiana

Right to work cuts wages and benefits
Kokomo Perspective
“Right to work” is simply a loophole of the National Labor Relations Act that enables a state to forbid union security clauses in union contracts. ...

Minnesota

GOP out to trim state workers
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Another GOP legislator recently introduced a constitutional amendment to make Minnesota a right-to-work state. Democrats criticized the measures as a ...

English-only bill is unnecessary but assures Drazkowski's re-election
Pioneer Press
This is the same Drazkowski, mind you, who also authored a bill this session to turn Minnesota into a right-to-work state — or the way pro-union and bill ...

Speaking for many, Hopkins woman says, 'I just want to work'
Workday Minnesota
At the news conference, Knutson and Hunter addressed a proposal by one Republican lawmaker to have Minnesotans vote on a “right to work” amendment to the ...

Ohio

Will Ohio Democrats Sell Out Workers Again? | Manufacturing Digest
By United Steel Workers
If Republicans attempt to undermine state bargaining laws or prevailing wage rules, or if they try to enact “right to work” laws, Democrats should take the issues directly to the voters. No matter what the Republicans do, Democrats must ...

Wisconsin

Rick Cruz: State needs right-to-work law
Madison.com
Dear Editor: The new administration must make a right-to-work law a priority for Wisconsin. Twenty-two other states have adopted this legislation, ...