Politicians Accelerate Chicago’s Race to Ruin
Chicago's financial crisis deepens due to reckless union-backed legislation increasing pension liabilities, with leaders failing to take corrective action.
The March 2011 issue of The National Right to Work Committee Newsletter is available for download in an Adobe pdf format for your convenience to read and share. It is the Committee’s official newsletter publication that provides an excellent monthly overview of the battle against forced unionism.
March 2011 issue headlines:
Government Union Bosses Vent Their Rage — State Taxpayers Strive to Roll Back Big Labor Monopoly Privileges
President Obama Eggs on Big Labor Lawbreakers — Labels Proposed Rollback of Union Monopoly Powers As an ‘Assault’
Congress Nearly Federalized the Mess in Madison — Time For Politicians in Both Parties to Own Up to Their Mistakes
Capitol Hill Showdown Looms Over TSA Takeover Bid — Committee Calls on U.S. House Leaders to Block Union Power Grab
Young Employees Thrive in Right to Work States — Millions Have ‘Voted With Their Feet’ For Better Opportunities
Indiana GOP Leaders Sabotage Right to Work Drive — In Contrast, Maine Governor Stands Up For His Avowed Principles
Chicago's financial crisis deepens due to reckless union-backed legislation increasing pension liabilities, with leaders failing to take corrective action.
“As one anonymous MTA insider has acknowledged to Post reporter Nolan Hicks, the monopoly-bargaining privileges afforded by law to Mr. Simon and his cohorts make them so powerful that it’s ‘just easier to light more taxpayer money on fire than fix’ LIRR."
Since Big Labor-backed legislation repealing Right to Work protections for employees went into effect in early 2024, the state has gone from adding jobs to losing them.