Al Bond, St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council (STLKCCRC) union executive secretary-treasurer, has made a name for himself as Missouri Right to Work freedoms’ bitter enemy. Bond frequently takes it upon himself to act as the spokesman for the state’s…
Rand Paul Introduces National Right to Work Act to End Forced Union Dues for Workers National Right to Work President applauds legislation that would prevent union officials from extracting union dues from workers as a condition of employment Washington,…
Three States May Now Be Ready to Prohibit Compulsory Union Dues On November 8, Big Labor’s favored executive-branch and legislative candidates got shellacked in Midwestern, Southern, and even Northeastern states as voters rejected union bosses’ agenda of more and more…
Missouri Governor Jeremiah “Jay” Nixon travels to Big Labor union hall to veto Right to Work freedom supported by a majority of Missourians. Missouri Governor Nixon Celebrates Right to Work Veto and Continuation of Forced Union Dues with Union…
Any day now, Big Labor Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to veto Right to Work legislation that reached his desk earlier this month. And it seems that, although support for abolishing forced union dues and fees is very strong…
Missouri’s Right to Work bill heads to Big Labor’s Governor Jay Nixon for expected payback veto. According to FollowTheMoney.org, Big Labor has directly given Jay Nixon close to $3.5 million. These Forced-Dues Fat Cats do not want Governor Nixon to…
Missouri Senator Ron Richard wants Right To Work to help put Missourians back to work. Unfortunately, Big Labor Democrat Governor Jay Nixon seems more focused on getting President Obama’s job renewed than growing Missouri jobs. From Sen. Richard’s Op-Ed in the May 2011 issue of Inside ALEC: From the first day of the legislative session, my colleagues and I in the Missouri Senate sent a clear message that our main goal during the session is putting Missourians back to work. With 9.4 percent or more than 200,000 of workers in our state unemployed, we are willing to explore a variety of ways to stimulate job growth and attract businesses to the state. One of these proposals is making Missouri a Right to Work state. This legislation would increase our state’s economic attractiveness and give employees the choice of whether or not to join a union. Simply put, the legislation makes sure that Missouri employees only join a union and pay dues if they want to, rather than as a condition of getting or keeping a job. During a Senate hearing on the bill, the committee room was packed with those wanting to testify on the issue. One of the most interesting pieces of testimony was from a site selection consultant who said that 75 percent of the manufacturers he works with prefer to be in a Right to Work state, with half of his clients refusing to consider forced union states as a future location.