Monday, January 31, 2011

Bringing attention to an article where two Local Union officers were quoted in opposition of Right to Work in Indiana: STEELWORKERS RECOGNIZED: Area union leaders see right-to-work as attack
Right-to-work laws, such as Indiana HB 1028, outlaw that requirement. “The result will be like telling a lawyer to represent you but not paying him for ...

The truth about Right to Work sponsors:

Minnesota: http://dailyscroogealert.blogspot.com/2011/01/since-when-does-representative.html

Indiana: http://dailyscroogealert.blogspot.com/2011/01/indiana-who-is-representative-torr.html

Michigan: http://dailyscroogealert.blogspot.com/2011/01/whose-interests-do-they-represent.html

Missouri: http://dailyscroogealert.blogspot.com/2011/01/missouri-since-when-has-senator-crowell.html

Michigan

Michigan Republicans elect Bobby Schostak chairman; Gov. Rick Snyder touts ...
MLive.com
Newly minted House Speaker Jase Bolger repeated his call to make Michigan a right-to-work state where workers cannot be compelled to join labor unions, ...

Indiana

STEELWORKERS RECOGNIZED: Area union leaders see right-to-work as attack
Right-to-work laws, such as Indiana HB 1028, outlaw that requirement. “The result will be like telling a lawyer to represent you but not paying him for ...

Letters to the editor | The News-Sentinel - Fort Wayne IN
1 thing Indiana lawmakers could do to put more Hoosiers back to work? Answer: Pass a right-to-work law. Why should Indiana become the 23rd right-to-work ...

Indiana Week in Preview
Examiner.com
The State Chamber of Commerce is expected to release a poll today showing wide support across Indiana for "right to work" legislation. Under "right to work" ...

Right-to-work would cut into apprenticeship opportunities
Indianapolis Star
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce supports legislation that would make Indiana a right-to-work state. If Indiana were made a right-to-work state, ...

Interesting to see Chamber use the worker defense
Indianapolis Star
After reading the point and counterpoint articles on the right-to-work legislation (Conversations, Jan. 23), I was struck by the language used by the ...

LETTER: King saw through the Right to Work proposals
Evansville Courier & Press
... and CEO of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc., in support of the Right to Work legislation that has been introduced in the Indiana Legislature. ...

Daniels: Measure student growth all year long - Indiana Economic ...
The governor also reaffirmed his position that, even though Indiana's lack of a right-to-work law holds the state back, the issue isn't urgent enough to be ...

Beware of the so-called 'Right to Work' bills
Princeton Daily Clarion
The average worker in a "Right to Work" state makes $5538 a year less than workers in other states. Almost 30 percent of jobs in "Right to Work" states are ...

Gov: Measure student growth all year long
Gary Post Tribune
The governor also reaffirmed his position that, even though Indiana's lack of a right-to-work law holds the state back, the issue isn't urgent enough to be ...

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Hoosiers Deserve the 'Right-to-work'
Evening News and Tribune
1 thing Indiana lawmakers could do to put more Hoosiers back to work? Answer: Pass a right-to-work law. Why should Indiana become the 23rd right-to-work ...

Farm Bureau urges passages of HB1028
Palladium-Item
The Wayne County Farm Bureau passed a resolution last week urging passage of the Indiana Right to Work Bill (HB1028) to free workers from forced unionism ...

Chamber to Release Right-to-Work Study
Inside INdiana Business (press release)
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is planning to release a study Monday about the potential impact of right-to-work legislation in the state. ...

McCaleb: Welcome to Illinois, unless you're a business
Northwest Herald
The 31 factors include taxes, right-to-work legislation, energy costs, infrastructure, economic incentive programs and state economic development efforts. ...

Wisconsin

Wis. unions gird for cuts from Walker
NECN
Walker has also talked about turning Wisconsin into a right to work state where labor unions can't force employees to be members or pay days as a condition ...

Blaska's Blog asks union to put on its big boy pants and teach
Isthmus Daily Page
Wisconsin will also become a right-to-work state. On the radio this morning, Fighting Ed was lamenting that Obama did not call for raising the minimum wage ...

Ohio

New Faces: Legislators settle into Ohio House, ready to get to work
Ravenna Record Courier
I would like to see Ohio become a Right to Work state.” The Summit County Three appear to be in prime positions among legislative committees to tackle some ...
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Ohio's Public Union Fight - Ricochet.com
I've been doing intermittent research about government unions in Ohio, ... Or, is supporting anything short of Right to Work centrist go-along squishery? ...

Joe Hallett commentary: Democrats will need to learn to get along ...
Ohio needs to become a "right to work" state to break the Union leftist .... In fact, if the republicans are successful in making Ohio right to work, ...

Information You Need Series
An educational service offered to our 25000 members on behalf of the Ohio. Laborers' District Council. Series Letter 1 – “Right-to-Work” Laws and why they ...

Minnesota

Teachers, Professionalism and Excellence: Why Do Unions Resist ...
By Paul W. Bennett
States with VERY strong union movements such as Minnesota and Massachusetts are also the leading states in testing. The states, almost all of them, who limit union rights such as “Right to Work” states all have terrible scores. ...

Executive Director's report to the Board of Directors -- January ...
A constitutional amendment to make Minnesota a “Right to Work” (for less) state. Mandate a 15% cut in the state workforce. Mandate a wage freeze. ...

Missouri

Legislative Update January 21, 2011 - IBEW local 453
A companion bill to Senate Bill 1, HB 275 has been filed in the Missouri House. This new "right to work" for less bill, along with the two in the Missouri ...

Crowell bill would make Missouri right-to-work state - Topix
Crowell bill would make Missouri right-to-work state ... Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota ...

New Hampshire

The right to work, dues free, for all
Nashua Telegraph
CONCLUSION: The Legislature and governor should take the proper steps to make New Hampshire a “Right to Work” state. New Hampshire has the opportunity to ...

ALERT! New Hampshire Right to Work Hearing Scheduled | Greater ...
By editor
On Thursday February 3rd HB-274, an "Act Relative to freedom of choice on whether to join a labor union", will receive a hearing in the New Hampshire legislature. GBLC unions with members that reside in New Hampshire are urged to have a ...

“Right-to-Work” Legislation Looms as Threat to Unions in NH ...
“Right-to-Work” Legislation Looms as Threat to Unions in NH & Maine; IBEW 1837 Members Fight Back. Maine Statehouse January 29, 2011 - The collective ...

Virginia

Repeal Amendment restores balance
Richmond Times Dispatch
From proposed EPA regulations that would strangle the coal industry to efforts to weaken Right-to-Work laws with proposed "card check" legislation, ...