Sunday, February 27th

All Around

Rallies in 50 states to support Wis. protesters
CBS News
Texas is a Right To Work state, therefore very little union activity and some ... eg Montana ; states which have no collective bargaining or massive unions ...

Wisconsin

Chris Norden: A 'right to work' state benefits only the rich
Madison.com
To think that such an action would improve the long-term economic health, prosperity or productivity of your state by shifting it in the direction of a right-to-work environment is both wrongheaded and ill-fated. As a current union member (American ...

Ohio

Ohio's 64-year-old war over public unions rekindled
Dayton Daily News
Public employee unions tried to fight back, but had little success in the legislature. Then came 1958 and a right-to-work initiative that backfired. Against the advice of Ohio Republican Chairman Ray Bliss and Republican US Sen. John Bricker, GOP Gov

Indiana

Both sides in Statehouse have too much to lose to back down
Indianapolis Star
The tipping point, House Democrats said, came when Republicans decided to push the so-called "right to work" bill -- which bars unions and companies from negotiating a contract that requires non-members to pay representation fees -- against Gov. ...

'Right to Work' initiative represents threat to unions everywhere
Palladium-Item
Some in my community have pondered why HB 1468, a so-called "Right to Work" (RTW) initiative, is being considered by the General Assembly at all, let alone now, when more pressing economic issues should take precedence. Consider this: These initiatives ...

End of stalemate hard to see
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Then on Monday, the controversial right-to-work bill received a hearing in a House committee. Dozens of opponents were cut off from testifying on the legislation, and Republicans approved the bill along party lines. Democrats left the state Tuesday in ...

Democrats' walkout not a new tactic in Hoosier politics | LAWMAKERS
Evansville Courier & Press
Stewart: The bill that has caused a lot of consternation among the House Democrats was the bill that essentially would make Indiana a right-to-work state, and late last week we had David Long, the Senate president pro tem, say that you all are not ...

Legislators make a mess; Hoosiers deserve better
Indianapolis Star
Such issues certainly have their constituencies, and they rouse strong passions on both sides, but does anyone believe that gay marriage and illegal immigration are the most critical problems facing Indiana? Nor, for that matter, was right-to-work ...

Indiana Senate won't resurrect right-to-work bill | The Courier ...
The leader of the Indiana Senate said Wednesday that controversial right-to-work legislation that died this week in the House won't be resurrected in the ...

Pennsylvania

Metcalfe To Propose Right To Work Legislation « CBS Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State Representative Daryl Metcalfe tells KDKA's Mike Pintek about his plans to propose Right-To-Work Legislation. RELATED LINKS: RepMetcalfe.

Corbett favors right-to-work legislation - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Gov. Tom Corbett would sign right-to-work legislation if the General Assembly were to send him a bill, his spokesman said Tuesday.

New Hampshire

LePage: 'We're going after right-to-work' - POLITICO Live ...
I believe there are many Right To Work states other than just those in the great south. My former high taxed state Connecticut and also New Hampshire come ...

Missouri

McCaskill on the minds of GOP Senate hopefuls
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Steelman used her speech to the state committee to tout her support for a bill that would make Missouri a "right-to-work" state, which means that union fees could not be required as a condition of employment. Steelman, an economist, cited studies by ...

Wisconsin Union Protests Prompt Rallies in Jefferson City
OzarksFirst.com
Aside from supporting their peers in Wisconsin, protesters also denounced several initiatives before the Republican-controlled Missouri legislature, including the controversial "right-to-work" bill that would prohibit compulsory union membership. ...

Florida

Waiting for Gov. Rick Scott to blink
MiamiHerald.com
They're all wondering how far Florida, already a weak “right to work” state that allows unions to organize but leaves workers off the hook from paying union dues, will go. Gov. Rick Scott doesn't give them any touchy-feely. The man, in fact, ...