General Overview Articles
JEAN YORK: Are we heading for a low wage society
Holbrook Sun
In order to curtail the solidarity of the union shop, many states have passed the "Right to Work law. Right to Work is a law that prohibits the union shop ...
Are they really talking about Right to Work legislation in Idaho, where it is already Right to Work? N. Idaho lawmaker takes on unions with 2 bills
And with his second bill, Goedde seeks to shore up Idaho's existing "Right to Work" protections that for 25 years already have forbidden companies from ...
Indiana
Unions Take Strong Stand for Right-to-Ignore-the-Facts Laws Center for Union Facts So it is also no surprise that Indiana AFL-CIO President Nancy Guyott is fretting about a proposed right-to-work law in her state, painting an apocalyptic ...http://laborpains.org/2011/01/24/unions-take-strong-stand-for-right-to-ignore-the-facts-laws/
Blame the voters
Pekin Daily Times
Indiana, a Right to Work state, has lower unemployment, a higher pay scale and a lower tax rate. The change in the US House has brought some improvement by ...
Facts show unions help raise everyone's standard of living
Indianapolis Star
A key piece of this corporate agenda is a so-called right-to-work law, which would strip Hoosiers of the right to form a real union. ...
Workers' rights chat: Joseph Varga of South Central Indiana Bloomington Jobs ...
The Herald-Times (subscription)
Do you see this playing into the right to work issue as well as the recent bad press associated with the teachers unions? JOSEPH VARGA: Thanks, Barbara. ...
What is a right to work law? - Huntington County Chamber of Commerce
By a three to one margin, Indiana voters support a right-to-work law in Indiana. Support is so strong that even 44% of union members back right-to-work. ...
Minnesota
Rep. Keith Downey: Changing the model for public workers is necessary
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Right to work. Provides employees the freedom to join or not join a union, and protects them from involuntarily paying union dues if they don't join. ...
New Hampshire
The right to work, dues free, for all
Foster's Daily Democrat
New Hampshire has the opportunity to become the nation's 23rd "Right to Work" state and should take it. A Right to Work law, sponsored by State Rep. ...
Michigan
Snyder praises Obama's speech but wants tougher stance on federal spending
The Detroit News
Also today, House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, said on the program that making Michigan a "right to work" state is among the debates the state must have ...
Great middle class - IronMountainDailyNews.com | news, sports ...
When Michigan was leading the nation in manufacturing jobs lost overseas, North Carolina (arguably the most anti-union of all the "Right To Work" states) ...
Virginia
Conservative measures advance in Virginia House
Bloomberg
Opponents argued that the measure is superfluous in Virginia, where a right-to-work law forbids making union membership a condition of employment.
Stanley, Poindexter support tax credits for businesses to relocate in this area
Franklin News Post
Poindexter said that he also supported a resolution to put Virginia Right-to-Work language into the Virginia Constitution. Today, it is just a law which ...
Virginia's Allen Wants to Return to DC to Reform Federal Government
NewsMax.com
“And most recently, he voted to undermine one of the strengths of Virginia, which is our right-to-work laws. “I know from my days as governor how important ...
South Carolina
Right To Work | Politicususa
Tag Archives: right to work ... South Carolina, Tea Party | Tagged catherine templeton, nikki haley, right to work, rob godfrey, Unions | 15 Comments ...
Speaker Harrell stands up to federal government
By Wesley Donehue
Defending our state's constitution and status as a Right-to-Work state from this federal lawsuit should be the first step that we take. And by enacting the Repeal Amendment, we will slow down and hopefully stop this kind of federal ...
