Forced Dues-Seizing Union Dons ‘Disconnected’ From Rank and File Thanks to years of careful preparation and hard work by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys and their employee clients, there is a strong possibility that, within the…
Barack Obama Renominates Illegal 2012 ‘Recess’ Appointee to NLRB On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Obama had violated the U.S. Constitution in early 2012 as he sought to pack the powerful National Labor Relations Board…
When given a choice, workers often choose not to be in a union. In Wisconsin, thousands of public sector workers have dropped their labor union membership since Gov. Scott Walker’s reforms have taken effect. According to the…
When Governor Mike Pence became Indiana’s Chief Executive, former Governor Mitch Daniels and the state legislator had already enacted the state Right to Work law. But, Governor Pence is one of the biggest supporters of Right to Work…
In yesterday’s edition of the Washington Examiner, an article by senior writer Sean Higgins (see the link below) focused on Harris v. Quinn, a case scheduled for oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on January 21. Higgins interviewed Pamela…
Sean Higgins looks at an outrageous decision by the California Supreme Court that found that employees must pay union dues even if they are not in the union and the union has the right to your personal, private information:…
Three words helped create thousands of jobs in Alabama when Airbus, the European aerospace firm, announced it would invest $600 million in a new airline factory in Mobile, Alabama. Those words are “Right to Work.” “We are a right-to-work state,” Gov. Robert Bentley said.
The continues Investors Business Daily its excellent job of defining and promoting Right to Work: Should workers be forced to join unions or pay them dues as a condition of employment? Indiana recently became the 23rd state to say "no," and polls show support for similar right-to-work laws in union bastions like Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio. In Michigan, unions are so fearful that they are pushing to amend the state constitution to prevent such a law. The presumption is that if such laws passed, many employees would drop out of unions or stop paying dues, weakening labor. There's just one thing: There is little evidence that right-to-work laws cause people to leave unions. In fact, what evidence there is suggests the vast majority stick with their unions. That may be in part because the laws force unions to be more attentive to members' needs. "Somebody asked me how many workers got out because of right-to-work and I said, well, we don't track that number," said Jimmy Curry, president of Oklahoma AFL-CIO, whose state adopted a right-to-work law in 2001. He claims that no more than 10% of his members even register complaints.
The Investor's Business Daily confirms that enacting Right to Work laws is a recipe for jobs and economic growth: The business world is abuzz over the National Labor Relations Board's complaint vs. Boeing's new South Carolina production line. For NLRB critics, the case boils down to one thing: "right-to-work" laws. Right-to-work states have generally lower unemployment, higher job growth, lower taxes and better business climates. They have growing populations and have been attracting businesses from other states. In most states, once a workplace is unionized, employees are required to join the union or they can't work there. But 22 states, including South Carolina, have passed laws that give employees the right not to join. Hence the term "right-to-work." Unions dislike these laws for the obvious reason: It reduces their membership.