Michigan Righ-To-Work Laws Head on Fast Track for State High Court
Michigan’s two controversial right-to-work laws, passed by the GOP-run legislature in a lame-duck session in December – over long and loud unionists’ protests and a state capitol lockout – are headed...
View ArticleAFL-CIO Webinar About Right to Work on April 1st
Please join us for a webinar on "Right to Work" on Monday April 1st at 4:00 PM EDT.
View ArticleTeamsters In California, Nevada Rack Up Four Wins; Another On The Way?
LOS ANGELES —Teamsters locals in Southern California and in Las Vegas have racked up four organizing wins, garnering a total of approximately 400 new members, in the last few months, and another win...
View ArticleIndiana Circuit Judge Tosses State Right-To-Work Law
LOS ANGELES—An Indiana circuit court judge has tossed out the state’s new, controversial “right to work” law, agreeing with the Operating Engineers that the statute violates the state’s constitution....
View Article‘Right to Work’ Strategy Session Gets Uninvited Guests: Unionists
VANCOUVER, Wash.–Backers of proposed right-to-work initiatives in Oregon and Washington got a taste of what the political fight might look like on Sept. 5 at Clark College in Vancouver, Wash. Then,...
View ArticleChallenges in Collective Bargaining
Recently, misinformation about changes to Michigan’s Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) have added complications to collective bargaining, with unwarranted and illegal restrictions being applied to...
View ArticleMissouri GOP Leaders Re-Introduce Union-Busting ‘Right to Work’ Bill; GOP...
By the St. Louis Labor Tribune and Press Associates JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–Instead of focusing on creating jobs and strengthening Missouri’s economy, Republican leaders in the GOP-run state House of...
View ArticleGOP-Run Missouri House Moving Fast on Anti-Worker Agenda
By Tim Rowden Editor, The St. Louis Labor Tribune and Press Associates JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Now that the Missouri legislature is in full swing, the extremist Republicans who control the state House...
View ArticleOregon ‘Right-to-Work’ Initiative Dropped
By Mike Gutwig Editor, The Northwest Labor Press PORTLAND, Ore. –Sponsors of two anti-union initiative petitions — including a so-called right-to-work measure for public employees — agreed to withdraw...
View ArticleMichigan House OKs More Road Money, But Prevailing Wage Repeal Lurks
By Marty Mulcahy, Editor, The Building Tradesman LANSING, Mich. –More money to improve Michigan’s crumbling roads and repair its bridges seems to be on the way, as the state House on May 12 adopted a...
View Article“Right-to-Work” not as Beneficial for Employees Working in State and Local...
The Economic Policy Institute reports that the U.S. Supreme Court will reconsider the case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which may require all states to have public-sector open-shop...
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