Tyranny Triumphs in the Great Lakes State
Ignoring ample evidence of forced unionism’s unfairness and its damaging impact on jobs and incomes, Big Labor Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Right to Work destruction in 2023.
An Oregon law that gags business owners from discussing the costs and effects of unionization is being challenged in court.
SB 519, which takes effect in January, was pushed by the Oregon AFL-CIO violates the employer’s right to communicate with employees.
“The United States Supreme Court has recognized that employee free choice is insured by an open and robust debate about whether to join a union,” said Scott Oborne, the Portland managing partner with Jackson Lewis. “The end result of SB 519 is that employees can be left in the dark as to their rights and options as far as organizing.”
The new law will change the landscape of union organizing in Oregon and — if not overturned — could set a precedent for labor law nationwide, according to the law firm.
Ignoring ample evidence of forced unionism’s unfairness and its damaging impact on jobs and incomes, Big Labor Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Right to Work destruction in 2023.
Largely thanks to the Right to Work attorney-won U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, union bosses like NEA President Becky Pringle are no longer able to block virtually all meaningful education policy reforms.
Avelo employee Kim Howard believes all the firm’s flight attendants should get to vote on continued AFA rule. Credit: WTNH-TV (ABC,…