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From Michelle Malkin: “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” – Thomas Jefferson…
National Right to Work Committee President of Applauds Michigan Right to Work Bill Passage
Law prevents union officials from extracting union dues from workers as a condition of employment Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Committee: “This is a great day for Michigan’s workers and taxpayers. Voluntarism and free association…
'Governor, If You Sign the Legislation, Kiss That Money Goodbye'
Patrick Howley of The Daily Caller reports today that Big Labor Democrat politicians in Michigan are openly urging President Obama to threaten to “withhold federal funds for major state infrastructure projects” unless GOP Gov. Rick Snyder vetoes Right to Work…
'Governor, If You Sign the Legislation, Kiss That Money Goodbye'
Patrick Howley of The Daily Caller reports today that Big Labor Democrat politicians in Michigan are openly urging President Obama to threaten to “withhold federal funds for major state infrastructure projects” unless GOP Gov. Rick Snyder vetoes Right to Work…
Five Reasons Why Michigan Should Enact a Right to Work Law
(Excerpt from the National Institute for Labor Relations Research's October Fact Sheet downloadable here) 1. Freedom to Associate Also Means Freedom Not to Associate 2. Right to Work Bolsters Job Creation, Personal Income Growth 3. Right to Work’s Benefits Reach Citizens at All Income Levels 4. Without a Right to Work Law, It Is Basically Impossible To Prevent Forced-Dues Politicking by Union Bosses 5. Right to Work Laws Deter Union Corruption 1. Freedom to Associate Also Means Freedom Not to Associate -- The average man on the street understands, as well as constitutional scholars do, that any genuine personal right should include the freedom to refrain from exercising that right. But federal labor law, like many state laws that are modeled after it, doesn’t protect employees’ freedom in the commonly accepted sense of the word. It recognizes the right to join a labor union, but does almost nothing to protect those who don’t want labor union affiliation. 2. Right to Work Bolsters Job Creation, Personal Income Growth -- In addition to freeing an estimated 576,000 workers who are currently forced to pay union dues as a condition of employment, a Michigan Right to Work law would be good for the state economy. Study after study shows
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…
'What Was Meant to Be a Show of Political Strength Turned Out to Be a Show of Political Weakness'
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…
'What Was Meant to Be a Show of Political Strength Turned Out to Be a Show of Political Weakness'
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…