Where to Do Business -- Right to Work States
Chief Executive Magazine did their 8th annual survey of CEOs and came up with 2012’s best and worst places to do business. It should come as no surprise that the top states to do…
Chief Executive Magazine did their 8th annual survey of CEOs and came up with 2012’s best and worst places to do business. It should come as no surprise that the top states to do…
Slate writer Matthew Yglesias makes several good points in a blog post discussing the adoption of Right to Work legislation by both chambers of the Michigan Legislature on Thursday. (Most observers now expect Right to Work measures protecting private and…
Slate writer Matthew Yglesias makes several good points in a blog post discussing the adoption of Right to Work legislation by both chambers of the Michigan Legislature on Thursday. (Most observers now expect Right to Work measures protecting private and…
Terry Bowman, taking to the pages of the MichiganLive.com in response to a column from UAW…
Shikha Dalmia of Reason looks at big labor's effort keep Michigan a second rate economic state through a series of referendums on the statewide ballot next month: We've seen Gov. Scott Walker's battle in Wisconsin and the Chicago Teachers Union strike next door. Now in Michigan comes another Midwestern political showdown that will carry enormous implications for the role of unions in American life. [media-credit name=" " align="alignright" width="300"][/media-credit]The Michigan Supreme Court recently approved the placement of a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. If passed by voters, the so-called Protect Our Jobs amendment would give public-employee unions a potent new tool to challenge any laws—past, present or future—that limit their benefits or collective-bargaining powers. It would also bar Michigan from becoming a right-to-work state in which mandatory union dues are not a condition of employment. The budget implications are dire. Michigan public unions began pushing the initiative last year, shortly after Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder—facing a $2 billion fiscal hole—capped public spending on public-employee health benefits at 80% of total costs. This spring, national labor unions joined the amendment effort after failing to prevent Indiana from becoming a right-to-work state. Bob King of the United Auto Workers said that Michigan's initiative would "send a message" to other states tempted to follow Indiana's example. The UAW, along with allies in the AFL-CIO and the Teamsters, poured $8 million into gathering 554,000 signatures—some 200,000 more than needed—to put Protect Our Jobs on the Michigan ballot.
As Michigan labor unions continue to impede progress and job creation, a group of free-market economists released a report arguing that Michigan’s economy could improve dramatically if it became a Right to Work state like neighboring Indiana. Timothy Nash, the study’s director,…
Three Cars Per Space As President Barack Obama touts his bailouts for the automakers as a key component of his economic success, it is important to not forget the worker’s of Delphi and…
Three Cars Per Space As President Barack Obama touts his bailouts for the automakers as a key component of his economic success, it is important to not forget the worker’s of Delphi and…
Well, actually, President Barack Obama did very little to help his Big Labor Boss friends in Wisconsin. These are the same union bosses that spent over $1-Billion in forced-dues to get Obama elected president and to keep Nancy…