Not related, but worth checking out:
Video (10 min, but some good talking points): Why Do 48 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Unions?
Will Anger Over Offshoring, Free-Trade Deals, Cost Obama Re-election in 2012?
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Michigan
New Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Vows to Curb Public Spending ...
In addition, he should push for Michigan to become a right to work state. Addressing these issues along with public spending will eliminate the debt and ...
www.examiner.com/.../new-michigan-governor-rick-snyder-v...
Teachers Union Claims Member's Scalp
Big Government
The judge, citing the fact that Michigan is not a right-to-work state, ... If there is ever an opportunity to make Michigan a right-to-work state, ...
Ohio
Collective bargaining is target of next Ohio Senate - Topix
In 2020, Ohio will lose at least 1 more house seat, maybe 2 or 3. ... Right to work. Kasich and his corporate republican puppet masters are doing nothing ...
Missouri
Sen. Green's Op-Ed on Right to Work Proposal : Missouri News Horizon
By Rebecca Townsend
If you take Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, they have a higher standard of living, a better tax base for public schools, fire, police, because they're a unionized state. Sen. Mayer spoke of allowing the “free market to prevail”; ...
Missouri News Horizon - http://monewshorizonblog.org/
Missouri Lawmakers Revisit "Right to Work" Issue
OzarksFirst.com
Now the supporters of new state legislation say so-called "right-to-work" rules would make Missouri more attractive to companies, and make for more work in ...
Right-to-work laws not seen as employment-maker
Joplin Independent
Furthermore, the state of Tennessee, through November of 2010, had an unemployment rate identical to Missouri, 9.4%. Of the 22 right-to-work states, ...
'Right to Work' debate heats up | News Tribune
'Right to Work' debate heats up. By Bob Watson. Sunday, January 9, 2011 ... “I believe that 'Right to Work' is a good policy for Missouri — certainly for ...
www.newstribune.com/news/2011/.../right-work-debate-heats/
Missouri legislative leaders outline priorities
In the Senate, President Pro Tem Rob Mayer of Dexter promised he would push to make Missouri a right-to-work state, make it more difficult to sue employers ...
m.columbiatribune.com/.../missouri-legislative-leaders-outline-...
Missouri Government News for the Week of January 3, 2011
Missouri Digital News (MDN) Story: Missouri Government News for the Week of ... “Right to work" is high on the list of priorities for the GOP but Senate ...
mdn.org/2011/stories/news00.htm
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Workers Are Under Attack
Here's just some of what they and their friends in the Wisconsin state legislature will be pushing for in early 2011: “Right to work”—for less: Contrary to ...
act.aflcio.org/c/270/p/salsa/web/common/.../content?...item...
Indiana
Right-To-Work Battle Could Bring More Fireworks | News for Dallas ...
I want to share "Right-To-Work Battle Could Bring More Fireworks | News for Dallas, ... Ohio State's Alison Jackson, right, drives to the basket against ...
Debate Continues Over "Right To Work" bill
Tristatehomepage.com
"The one thing you hear from your economic development people when they are trying to bring in businesses to Indiana is are you a right to work state, ...
Differences between Right to Work and Non-Right to Work States ...
By Wendy
Inside INdiana Business — For many years, economic development officials and site selection consultants have discussed the key differences between right to work and non-right to work states in the Midwestern part of the United States. ...
Right-to-Work Bill Draws Union Members to Statehouse | Indy's News ...
22 states have right-to-work laws, which forbid "closed shops" where workers must join a union. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is lobbying for the bill, ...
www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1339453
Social issues return to agenda
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Jerry Torr, R-Carmel, introduced House Bill 1043, which would add Indiana to the list of 22 right-to-work states. In broad terms this means that employees ...
Indiana House has seen many party-line spats | ERIC BRADNER COLUMN
Evansville Courier & Press
The Indiana House, in particular, has been home to several similar disputes over the last decade. Last week, it was a so-called "right-to-work" bill, ...
Freshman lawmakers dig in at Statehouse
Evansville Courier & Press
They were fighting over union-busting "right-to-work" legislation introduced by Republicans and strongly opposed by Democrats, who surprised Republicans ...
Don't let labor issues dominate Legislature
Gary Post Tribune
The so-called right-to-work legislation that would prohibit companies from making union dues or membership a requirement of employment. ...
HAYDEN: State of the Statehouse
Evening News and Tribune
Wes Culver, the Republican author of the right-to-work bill — who was blindsided by the early partisan attack — called it “democracy in action. ...
Indy.com | Post: Union bosses distort right-to-work facts ...
In one remarkable example, the hierarchy of the Indiana AFL-CIO has posted on its website a screed insisting state right-to-work legislation is not ...
www.indy.com/posts/union-bosses-distort-right-to-work-facts
