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…
Between 1986 and 2016, the share of all U.S. manufacturing production for Right to Work states nearly doubled, rising from 28.9% to 50.1%. And it’s almost certainly headed higher still. Cost of Living-Adjusted Factory Pay Lower in Forced-Dues States According…
Since he signed legislation making Missouri America’s 28th Right to Work state, Gov. Eric Greitens (pictured left) has repeatedly spoken out in the law’s defense. His continued strong support is key for the law’s survival. credit: Julie Smith/The Jefferson City…
Last year, no one doubted that a gubernatorial victory for Big Labor apologist Chris Koster (pictured) was union bosses’ only plausible means to block RIght to Work passage in Missouri. But voters soundly rejected Koster. Image: Camille Phillips/St. Louis Public…
From the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.: National Right to Work Foundation Launches Missouri Task Force to Defend and Enforce New Right to Work Law Foundation staff attorneys will provide free legal aid to Missouri workers…
Pennsylvania law professor Clyde Summers admitted that, under labor statutes empowering union officials to negotiate terms of employment for nonmembers as well as members, workers who don’t want a union are often “made worse off” than they were before. But…
National Right to Work President Applauds MO Right to Work Passage Another Victory for Workers in Nationwide Effort to end Forced Unionism Missouri could soon become the latest state whose citizens enjoy the greater personal freedom and stronger economic growth…
Just last summer, Big Labor St. Louis politician Jake Hummel (pictured) admitted that, if union-label gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster didn’t prevail in November, Missouri would “very quickly be a right-to-work state.” Freedom-loving “Show Me” State voters got the message, and favored pro-Right…
From the Washington Free Beacon: Missouri passed right to work the same day that the New Hampshire Senate approved the measure and just two weeks after Kentucky adopted it. If the measure survives, they will become the 28th and…