Right to Work Archives

It Is Doubtful That, in a Competitive Labor Market, 'It Would . . . Ever Be Profitable For Employers to Offer a Closed Shop as a Condition of Employment'

In a new commentary for The Freeman (see the link below), pro-Right to Work economist Charles Baird opines that, with the adoption last year of the 23rd and 24th state Right to Work laws in Indiana and Michigan (!), respectively,…

April 8

Thatcher Labor Law Reforms 'Forced Managers to Think About Employees as Individuals Rather Than Trade Union Members Bound by Rules and Restrictions'

Margaret Thatcher passed away early today. It’s been nearly a quarter-century since the “Iron Lady” stepped down as Great Britain’s prime minister, but, as Reason Magazine contributor Ira Stoll observes in the commentary linked below, she remains highly relevant…

April 5

Michigan Teacher Union Boss Loves Math Teachers So Much He Wants to Ensure They Don't Get Paid Excessively

Last year, State Rep. Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake), a staunch foe of compulsory unionism, led the charge in his chamber of the Michigan Legislature for the Right to Work measure signed into law in December by GOP Gov. Rick Snyder. Among…

April 3

Stockton Is 'by Any Measure Insolvent'

On Monday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein cleared the way for Stockton, Calif., to file for bankruptcy, as the city of nearly 300,000 has been seeking to do for nine months. As of last summer, after trying for three years…

April 1

'An Increasing Number of New Yorkers Either Can't Afford to Remain in Their Home State or Can't Find Work There'

U.S. Census Bureau data have long shown a substantial net migration out of states in which employees may be compelled to join a union or pay union dues as a job condition to states that protect the individual employee’s freedom…

March 29

Federal Judge 'Troubled' by Indiana Teacher Union Lawyers' 'Incorrect Characterization' of the Facts Upon Which They Rely

Mike Antonucci of the Education Intelligence Agency offers an excellent report (see the link below) on the latest news regarding the state of Indiana’s lawsuit against the National Education Association teacher union-affiliated Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) for “unlawful sale…

March 29

SEIU, AFSCME Union Bosses Quickly Sign Contract To Keep Forced Dues on City Workers

Michigan’s Right to Work law went into effect yesterday, but not for some employees thanks to last minute deals like this one. With only hours to spare before workers under two city contracts were about to be given the freedom to choose to…

March 28

Michigan Takes a Major Step Along the 'Path to Prosperity'

Today the ban on forced union dues and fees adopted by legislators in Lansing, and signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder, last December takes effect. That means Michigan is now officially America’s 24th Right to Work state. The primary…

March 27

Big Labor Lobbyists Pour Salt in the Wounds of Hapless Illinois Job Seekers

Newly reported and revised U.S. Commerce Department data out today confirm that forced-unionism Illinois has one of the worst track records in the country for private-sector compensation growth over the past decade. After adjusting for inflation using the CPI-U, Illinois’s…