01/13/2010

Oregon Tax Fight — Bigger Government = more union dues

Entrepreneurs, small business owners and taxpayers are battling for the economic future in Oregon as the SEIU has placed tax increases on the ballot for a statewide vote on January 26. Big labor unions from across the nation are sending cash into the state to support the effort that economists believe will kill 70,000 jobs.

December 4

Incomes Fall in Big Compulsory-Dues States

Where forced union dues are permitted, workers and other people end up with less purchasing power.

December 1

Buffalo Starbucks Baristas Blast NLRB’s Move to Trap Workers in Union at Court of Appeals

NLRB lawyers claim Buffalo Starbucks workers’ opposition to SEIU-affiliated Workers United union “justifies” union being imposed on unwilling employees

November 20

Right to Work’s ‘Substantial Economic Benefits’

Matthew Lilley (inset): Union contracts often feature “last-in, first-out layoff rules,” which typically “disadvantage” younger employees -- who may reasonably regard such rules as “blind” to their value as individuals.

Oregon Tax Fight — Bigger Government = more union dues

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