Indiana
Chamber touts right-to-work
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis The leader of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce pledged Monday to keep fighting to make Indiana a right-to-work state, despite little support ...
Chamber of Commerce 'Right to Work' study irks union
Evansville Courier & Press
The Indiana AFL-CIO said a right-to-work law would do the opposite. INDIANAPOLIS — A battle broke out Monday between the business community and labor ...
State chamber pushes right to work
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Indiana Chamber of Commerce will continue to push for a Right to Work law in Indiana despite opposition from Democrats and a lack of support from the governor. Chamber President Kevin Brinegar released a poll
AUDIO CLIP: Chamber Predicts Wage Increases From Right-to-Work Law | Indy's ...
Vedder says he controlled for other variables and concluded right-to-work accounts for two-thirds of the wage gap between Indiana and the 22 right-to-work states. Gordon Lafer with the University of Oregon's Labor Education and Research ...
Indiana Chamber of Commerce | New Right-to-Work Study, Statewide ...
New Right-to-Work Study, Statewide Poll Shows Policy Benefits Monday, January 31 , 2011 (INDIANAPOLIS) -- Improving the per-capita income of Indiana workers ...
Indy.com | Post: Chamber touts right-to-work | Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis The leader of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce pledged Monday to keep fighting to make Indiana a right-to-work state, despite little support ...
Briefly Around the City + Nation
Indianapolis Star
A right-to-work state bars any company from having a union that requires employees to pay union dues. Chamber President Kevin Brinegar said that among the ...
Michigan
Parker: GOP's anti-labor bill will hurt business
Lansing State Journal
13, 2011, the Republican majority introduced right to work legislation. This action will lead to labor strife in the state as members of unions are backed ...
Local lawmakers propose legislation to hire Michigan workers on jobs created by tax incentives
BAY CITY, Mich. -- Three democratic lawmakers from the region gathered in Bay City on Monday morning to announce a package of bills that they say will help put Michigan residents back to work.
The News Dispatch - Pelath: Bill will drive down wages
Scott Pelath (D-Michigan City) said Saturday that a “right-to-work” bill being considered in the state legislature would only hurt everyone in the long run. ...
Daily Journal - Letter: Right-to-work laws would help state's economy
If Indiana had adopted a right-to-work law in 1977, the average household ( family of four) income of Hoosiers would be $11700 higher than it is today. ...
Wisconsin
Improving climate for the private sector
On Jan. 3, Gov. Scott Walker called a special session of the Legislature for the sole purpose of job creation.
Ohio needs the most nimble job-finding organization it can devise. And the state Department of Development, as now set up, isn't that organization.
Missouri
Southwest Missourians say 'thumbs down' on phony right - Labor Tribune
Southwest Missourians say 'thumbs down' on phony right-to-work (for less) ... asking its readers if Missouri should become a so-called right-to-work state. ...
Idaho…..Yes, Idaho
Legislation could strengthen the Right-to-Work law
Idaho Reporter
An Idaho Senate panel agreed to another restriction on labor unions Monday, approving a plan to stop unions from shifting money to supplement workers' wages ...
Montana
Legislators to tackle workers' compensation this week
One of the biggest economic issues of the 2011 Legislature — how to reduce the cost of Montana's system of insurance for on-the-job injuries, known as workers' compensation — moves to center stage this week at the Capitol.
