February 2015 National Right to Work Newsletter Summary
Here is where you can find a pdf version of the February 2015 National Right to Work Newsletter.
Here is where you can find a pdf version of the February 2015 National Right to Work Newsletter.
While the Great Recession of 2008-2009 undoubtedly changed many things about how Americans live, some longstanding trends seem in retrospect not to have changed at all. One example is the ongoing net migration of vast numbers of people out of…
Well, at least that seems to be the Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board’s hope. The Editorial Board’s arguments are worth a listen by any legislator who wants to advance freedom. From the the Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board: Make Right to Work Part of…
On Tuesday the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) issued its initial estimates for total 2013 private-sector, nonfarm employment in the 50 states. The BEA simultaneously released revised estimates for overall state personal income and an array of…
On May 29, Michigan Capitol Confidential (CapCon), a state news and commentary publication, posted a compelling chart, adapted from a similar chart prepared by the group Opportunity Ohio, that visually documents Right to Work states’ substantial employment growth advantage over…
(Click here to download the May 2014 National Right to Work Committee Newsletter) Households in High-Cost Forced-Unionism States ‘Get Socked Twice’ Early…
Right to Work laws prohibiting the termination of employees for refusal to pay dues or fees to an unwanted union are sound policy. No worker should be fired for supporting a union, and no worker should be fired for refusing…
The November-December 2011 issue of The National Right to Work Committee Newsletter is available for download November-December 2011 Newsletter in an Adobe pdf format for your convenience…
At least 12 trade unions will boycott the Democratic National Convention in part because of its location -- Charlotte, North Carolina. Apparently, North Carolina and 21 other states are on a union blacklist because they are Right to Work states. The states are far from union-free, its just workers can't be forced to pay to a union boss. But in addition to locating in North Carolina, union bosses have "broad frustration" with President Obama and the Democrats in Congress. Obama and the Democrats have given big labor everything they could but, of course, that is not enough. The Charlotte Observer has the story: CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Casting North Carolina as an anti-union bastion with “regressive policies aimed at diluting the power of workers,” more than a dozen trade unions affiliated with the national AFL-CIO have told the Democratic National Committee that they will sit out the 2012 convention in Charlotte, N.C. Coming on the heels of some liberals’ complaints that President Barack Obama is giving in to Republicans, the unions’ decision is another sign that key Democratic allies are unhappy with Obama and other party leaders as they gear up for a difficult election season. It’s also a signal that anything relating to Charlotte — from its besieged hometown bank to its lack of unionized hotels — will face scrutiny as the city eases into the national spotlight. Labor unions have long played an integral role in Democratic conventions. And some big ones, including the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union, still plan to be active participants when the Democrats come to Charlotte in 2012. Local and state labor leaders also are still on board. The N.C. AFL-CIO helped lobby for Charlotte to be the convention site. On Friday, a leader of the Raleigh-based labor group called the national unions’ decision understandable, but “shortsighted.”