Monday, February 7, 2011

Missouri

Missouri Republicans Oppose So-Called Right to Work - Topix
Missouri Republicans Oppose So-Called Right to Work. Full story: AFL-CIO. Cathy Sherwin, AFL-CIO Field Communications staffer in Missouri, sends us this ...

Missouri labor movement fights "right to work for less" bill | ILCA
Senate Bill 1, "Right-to-work" for less will be heard in the Senate General Laws Committee next Tuesday, February 8th, at 3 PM in Jefferson City. ...

Some Republicans oppose making us a right-to-work (for less ...
Let's have the bad news first: the new leader of the Missouri Senate, Rob Mayer (R-Dexter) wants to turn us into a right-to-work state. But here's some good ...

Missouri Republicans Oppose So-Called Right to Work
AFL-CIO
Other lawmakers in Missouri and around the country who are pushing for “right-to-work” legislation should heed the actions of the Jefferson County ...

Michigan

Union study says Michigan's public employees are not overpaid

Michigan public employees would make more in private sector jobs that require higher levels of education, such as four-year college or graduate degree, than they do working for state and local governments, according to a study commissioned by public employee unions

Becoming a Right-to-Work State Will Help Save Michigan's Economy ...
During the last decade, Michigan was the only state to loose population, the last census reveals. In addition, it saw a collapse in its economy that no ...

Right to Work could get traction in Michigan : News ...
Michigan's newest House Speaker says he's not afraid of.

New Hampshire

Crowd debates right-to-work bill - Friday, Feb. 4, 2011
The lowest-income states in the nation are all right-to-work states, said Copadis. "There is no crying need for changing this New Hampshire advantage and ...

A zig to the right for Gov. Lynch
Examiner.com
He told a different House committee he doesn't support so-called “right to work” legislation that lets workers decide whether they to join a union when they ...

Senator Forsythe Supports Right to Work Legislation — Jim Forsythe ...
By jaredchicoine
One of my priorities as your state senator is to support legislation that would strengthen the New Hampshire economy and help our small business community thrive. House Bill 474 known as “Right to Work” is one such piece of legislation .

Union Leader 2/5/11 | State Representative Will Smith NH – Rye and ...
By Will
CONCORD – A right-to-work bill that would end the days when non-union workers in union shops have to pay a share of union expenses is making its way through the New Hampshire House. A public hearing on the bill Thursday drew a huge ...

Debate over union dues intensifies

The House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee yesterday held a public hearing on whether to become a right-to-work state, in which public employees cannot be compelled to join a union or pay union dues. The same arguments have been presented to the same committee year after year as far back as the 1970s, according to the state's labor commissioner.

Indiana

Union leaders view proposed right-to-work law as an attack
Right to work is an attack at unions,” he said. “That's all it is.”A bill in the Indiana Legislature would make it a Class A misdemeanor to force Hoosier ...

Inside INdiana Business
nwitimes.com
A study commissioned by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce suggests a right to work law would create more jobs and improve incomes for Hoosiers. ...

Ohio

Union limit is back on GOP radar | Columbus Dispatch Politics
And now some lawmakers want to take a serious look at whether Ohio should become the nation's 23rd "right-to-work"state, essentially allowing workers to ...

CPS employees sue union, district
Zanesville Times Recorder
The workers are being represented by the non-profit National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation and the local law office Keating Muething & Klekamp.

Wisconsin

Ed Garvey: Walker throws down gauntlet in State of State
Madison.com
It is troubling when those close to the governor threaten to eliminate public employee unions and warn that Wisconsin will soon be a right-to-work state. ...

Workers concerned about quality

Let's start out by acknowledging a basic truth: Cheaper is not always better or more efficient. This is especially true when it comes to government

Maine

We Party Patriots » Blog Archive » Cummings: Right-to-Work Not on ...
Cummings doesn't think the right-to-work issue is “on the front burner,” according to BDN: “Throughout Maine, there are a fair number of unionized businesses. We here in Maine have some seasoned union businesses who have been working .

Auburn Democrats to meet
Lewiston Sun Journal
A representative from the Maine AFL-CIO will discuss two new right-to-work bills before the Maine Legislature. All Auburn Democrats are urged to attend the ...

Forced unionism in Maine - help us stop it - The Maine Tea Party ...
How do you feel about the current state of Forced unionism in Maine? Would you support new legislation that would help make Maine a Right To Work state? ...

Proposed law may weaken unions
Bangor Daily News
Greg Mourad, director of legislation for the National Right to Work ... group has right-to-work bills introduced in Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Minnesota, ...

Iowa

Right-to-work bill gets dozens of unrelated amendments thrown at it
Iowa Independent
Tom Vilsack ordered the removal of all “right-to-work” references on the Iowa Department of Economic Development's website and brochures in July of 2000, ...