Kentucky Archives

July 10

Union Bosses 'Prefer That the Individual Employee Has No Independent Rights'

As eminent labor-law scholar Clyde Summers recognized, union officials “want unchallenged control over all aspects of the [workplace] contract, including its grievance procedure and arbitration which they created.” Image: University of Pennsylvania Law School Late last month, a group of…

May 17

Right to Work Holds 2-to-1 Job-Growth Advantage

Today, employees in a majority of states can rely on Right to Work laws to protect themselves against unscrupulous union bosses. But Committee members won’t be satisfied until all American employees enjoy Right to Work protections. Compulsory Unionism Linked to…

April 27

Quote: If Kentucky wasn't a Right To Work state, it wouldn't have been on the list

Kentucky’s CBS affiliate WKYT television reports that KY Gov. Matt Bevin announced a new $1.3 billion aluminum mill is coming to Eastern Kentucky creating 550 permanent jobs and 1,000 construction jobs.   The new Braidy Industries, Inc. factory will…

February 10

Kentucky Enacts 27th State Right to Work Law

Two More States May Bar Compulsory Union Dues and Fees This Year In 2015, Big Labor dipped heavily into its forced union dues-funded treasuries to wage extensive voter I.D. and get-out-the-vote drives to ensure entrepreneur Matt Bevin (R)…

January 8

Governor Bevin Signs Kentucky Right To Work Law

[vsw id=”SsTswtCeRgs” source=”youtube” width=”625″ height=”344″ autoplay=”yes”] Video from Kentucky Governor’s office:  Gov. Bevin signs right-to-work legislation following the first week of Kentucky’s 2017 General Assembly, on Jan. 7, 2017.

January 7

Senate passes Right To Work bill, Governor Sig Next

from the WDRB: FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — The Kentucky Senate on Saturday gave final approval to a bill letting union members in the state choose to pay dues while also getting union benefits. The ‘right-to-work’ measure, House Bill 1,…

January 7

Kentucky Final Vote On Right To Work Expected Today

Kentucky getting closer to freeing employees from compulsory unionism, final votes could come today. from the freebeacon.com: Kentucky is poised to become the 27th right-to-work state in the country after the state’s House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday evening.

January 6

Kentucky Senate Committee Moves Right To Work Bill

from the lanereport.com: Senate committee advances right-to-work bill Would make membership in a labor union optional FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 6, 2017) — Legislation that would make Kentucky a right-to-work state was approved today by the Senate State and Local…