Wisconsin

Walker takes aim at protesting unions
The governor is also pushing to make Wisconsin a “Right to Work” state where public employees have the option of not financially supporting unions. ...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says National Guard ready for any unrest over anti-union bill

Union leaders, Democrats ready for a fight with Gov. Walker on budget
Oshkosh Northwestern
Wineke added, "This is the first step toward making Wisconsin a right-to-work state (which do not require employees to join unions). ...

Missouri

MO Gov. Calls Right-to-Work Proposal “A Step Backward”
KMOX.com
(AP) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon says proposed legislation that is designed to make Missouri a “right-to-work” state is a step backward. ...

Mo. governor opposes 'right-to-work' legislation - NBCActionNews.com
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Gov. Jay Nixon says proposed legislation that is designed to make Missouri a "right-to-work" state is a step backward. ...

MO governor opposes 'right-to-work' legislation - ky3.com
Jay Nixon says a bill that would make Missouri a "right-to-work" state is a step backward. Nixon said he doesn't think "backing up on worker protections" is ...

Right-to-work just wrong for Missouri
Columbia Daily Tribune
Despite the fact Missouri is not a right-to-work state, it ranks 10th in the nation, according to the Pollini report, and ahead of bordering right-to-work ...

Indiana

Is Daniels Trying To End Unions?
WIBQ
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - It is the debate over "Right to Work". ... Those for right to work say while wages are less, Indiana can sell more of what it ...

Will Indiana Become the 23rd Right-to-Work - Building A Better Indiana
Last week the Indiana Chamber of Commerce released both a study and poll detailing the benefits and popularity behind right-to-work. This important.

Could Muncie's strike-torn union past haunt its future?
Muncie Star Press
Budd is a proponent of Indiana adopting a "right-to-work" law, which would guarantee workers freedom of choice in deciding whether to join a labor union. ...

Michigan

Union leaders call on state Dems to rally against 'anti-labor' bills
The Detroit News
Michigan AFL-CIO President Mark Gaffney and other union leaders called on members to rally against efforts by the GOP to make Michigan a "right-to-work" ...

Michigan bill would allow 'right to work' zones - toledoblade.com ...
Right-to-work measures have been debated in Michigan for years but are gaining more attention because Republicans now control both the Michigan House and ...

A Reform Movement is Born
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
In Ohio, the state legislature is looking at a proposal to eliminate collective ... Right to work states have been growing and adding jobs while Michigan's ...

Right to Work, collective bargaining and Snyder's budget: What the future ...
MLive.com (blog)
And what about Right to Work? That would allow workers to get union benefits without joining a bargaining unit. That would impact all labor groups in ...

Strikes hurt Michigan, some experts say
Lansing State Journal
Companies are drawn to "right to work" states, where employees can't be directed to join a union as a term of employment, he said. ...

2011 Senate Bill 120 (Authorize local right to work zones ...
An attempt to move Michigan workers further down the economic ladder. ... If unions are so great why are so many companies moving to right to work states? ...

Gantert: Nerd-less Right-to-Work gets new life | themichiganview ...
Proos, R-St. Joseph, introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow counties and municipalities in Michigan to create right-to-work zones. ...

Ohio

Private-sector unions slipping into irrelevance
Fremont News Messenger
Vedder said he sees a strong possibility that right-to-work laws will spread from traditionally non-union regions of the country to the Midwest, ...

Minnesota

A role reversal on unions
Minneapolis Star Tribune
He proposed -- and then pulled -- right-to-work language in a bill after hundreds of union members, from nurses to police officers, showed up to oppose that ...

Amid barrage of legislation, workers ask 'Where is the focus on jobs?'
Workday Minnesota
Workers in “right-to-work” states earn, on average $5333 per year less than workers in other states. Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson said ...

Maine

Activists meet in Richmond to plan resistance to LePage policies
Bangor Daily News
Speakers also expressed concerns about the looming fight over a proposal to make Maine a “right to work” state, meaning that workers at unionized businesses ...

Unions see threat in dues proposal
Press Herald
In Virginia, the closest right-to-work state to Maine, only about 5 percent of workers are unionized. "The motivation for workers to join a union, ...

New Hampshire

New Hampshire AFL-CIO - Home
We don't want regressive policies such as Right to Work (for Less), roll backs on health care reform, ... "Right to Work" laws are bad for New Hampshire. ...

USNH to seek cuts in benefits
The Union Leader
In addition to the benefits cuts, new employees will get less vacation time, ... money provided by the Virgina based Right to Work coalition this morning. ...

Idaho

Right to work a sham
The Spokesman Review
Twenty-five years ago the citizens of Idaho passed the so-called “Right to Work” law. They were told that the law was needed to prevent them from being ...