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At Least 90 School Contracts Expire This Month, Allowing Teachers To Leave Union

August is the only month for school employees to exercise right-to-work rights

… school teacher. When the right-to-work law was signed, teachers wanting … contracts past the date in which right-to-work took effect. Derk Wilcox, … Michigan Capitol Confidential Right-to-Work Coverage Michigan …

Legislators Get Sworn In — And Get Cookies

Union protest was meant to shame those who voted for right-to-work bill

… were rallying against the state's new right-to-work law. "You're a dirtbag," someone yelled … shame legislators who voted for the right-to-work bill and send a message to the new …

Government Is Different From Unions

The fallacy of a 'right-to-live' law

… sarcastically promotes in MLive a “right-to-live” law to balance right-to-work laws in Michigan. But the attempt … Graves proposes that his “right-to-live” law would allow Michigan … businesses benefit from their work. Though they support some politicians …

Michigan Considers Allowing Ex-Offenders to Work as Health Professionals

A step in the right direction on licensing

… into society by finding legal work. House Bills 5450, 5451 and … time people are ineligible to work in a health-related field, … would be a huge step in the right direction. While there is some … like Laurence Reuben, who worked as a nurse in the state of … These bills are a step in the right direction by giving ex-offenders …

Right to Work: Right for Oregon, Right for Michigan

More jobs, faster growing incomes, all that good stuff

… evidence for the value of right-to-work laws, which allows individual … higher if it had passed a right-to-work law in 1985, at about the time … the economic performances of right-to-work and non-right-to-work …

The union takeover has arrived in Michigan

From right-to-work repeal to a union-dues tax giveaway, the state turns into a life support system for organized labor

… repeal the state’s decade-old right-to-work law, which ensures that no … Whitmer appears ready to send right-to-work to oblivion. This about-face, … The benefits of Michigan’s right-to-work law are unmistakable, …

Indiana Democrat: Right-to-Work Bill 'One of the Worst ... In a Generation'

GOP Senator: Dems 'would do anything' to stop right-to-work legislation

… the leading proponents of right-to-work legislation in Indiana says … Indiana from becoming the 23rd right-to-work state in the nation,” Sen. … lawmakers who did not show up for work last week, denying the House …

Michigan can have workers’ rights or mandatory union dues, but not both

Right-to-work repeal in Michigan would diminish workers’ freedom and empower labor unions

… dues trample workers’ rights. Right-to-work is not about unions. It’s about … push through a repeal of the right-to-work law in Michigan, which Gov. … opted out of a union under right-to-work will be forced to pay …

The weak support for mandatory payments to unions

If repealing right-to-work is so good for workers, why can’t anybody say how?

… what repealing the state’s right-to-work law will accomplish, but you’d … Winnie Brinks said repealing right-to-work means Democrats are “standing … restore workers’ rights. But the right in question is the right to …

Michigan Democrats go 0-6 in predictions on right-to-work’s economic effects

In the decade of right-to-work in Michigan, dire predictions have not panned out

… gan’s legislators approved right-to-work in 2012 over the objections … Representatives Journal: So-called ‘right-to-work’ legislation will not boost … economies throughout our state. ‘Right to work’ erodes the financial …

Michigan Workers’ Incomes Up Since Right-To-Work Became Law

Union activists’ ‘right to work for less’ snarks had it exactly backwards

… criticized a recently passed right-to-work bill in Michigan. This bill, … a headline that read: “The right to work for less,” activist and public … teacher Greg Talberg said, “Right-to-work legislation will have …

In the ‘Birthplace of Organized Labor,’ Union Membership Plummets

Since Michigan's right-to-work law was adopted organized labor struggles to retain dues-paying members

… eight-year anniversary of adopting a right-to-work law, which makes it illegal to force … realizing just how much the state’s right-to-work law had cut their ranks. For decades, …

Vernuccio Testifies on Right-to-Work in West Virginia

Director of Labor Policy described how states benefit from worker freedom

… Virginia Legislature about how right-to-work laws can benefits states. West Virginia is expected to pass a right-to-work law soon, giving workers the … other states that have adopted right-to-work legislation in recent …

Indiana works with Right-to-Work

Want to bring back manufacturing?

… development tool in the form of a right-to-work law. This law simply states … Scholarship generally shows right-to-work laws are beneficial to workers … the employment impacts of right-to-work laws. The study looks …

Kersey Cited in Washington Times

… Mackinac Center, on the benefits of right-to-work laws for job growth. The author referred … Kersey, which makes the point that right-to-work laws create more jobs.

Dire Predictions of Right-to-Work Didn't Come True

Opponents of right-to-work predicted many negative economic results before Michigan became the country's 24th right-to-work state. But, as a recent Capitol Confidential …

Local Right-to-Work

Yes we can! Well, maybe. If we set it up just right...

… set up what might be called “right-to-work zones.” The authority of local … courts have struck down local right-to-work ordinances both times they … statute that authorized local right-to-work. This is a question …

Right-To-Work Matters for Some Michigan Businesses

'If you treat your people right, they don't need a union'

… Wayne, Ind. "Indiana became a right-to-work state and (it) offers us a … employees. So did the pending right-to-work law come too late for the company … said. He said Android prefers right-to-work states because it gives …

Freedom to Work: A New Right-To-Work Effort in Michigan

… grassroots coalition called "Michigan Freedom to Work" held a news conference June 30, 2011, at several … Michigan to the list of states that have enacted right-to-work laws. These laws allow workers to choose whether …

Michigan Senate committee advances right-to-work repeal

Full Senate could take up bill as early as Tuesday afternoon

… advance legislation to repeal right-to-work. It will move to the full Senate … law. The House passed its right-to-work repeal last week, taking the … agenda, none of which are right-to-work repeal. But the final …

Tax and Union Battles Show Importance of Mackinac Center

… challenging a popular governor’s signature project. Instead, we were proved right. Gov. Engler’s successor only doubled down on his unsuccessful initiative. … recommendations to get union power — and government cost — under control. Our work from years ago doesn’t always make today’s headlines, but its impact does. …

Michigan Democrats submit right-to-work repeal bill

House Bill 4005 would remove the right to choose from private sector workers

… in 2023: Repeal the state’s right-to-work law, which took effect a decade … school teachers will retain the right to opt out of unions regardless … establishes that point. Any right-to-work repeal would affect only private …

Right-to-work was key to pandemic recovery

Post-shutdown difference is stark: States that make it easier on job creators end up creating more jobs

… closely tied to whether it has a right-to-work law. Workers have the freedom … states, which protect the “right to work,” bounced back from the pandemic … created the most jobs have right-to-work laws. They’ve more …

Polls on Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law

… are the polls taken about “right-to-work” laws in Michigan in recent years. Right-to-work makes it illegal for people … fees to a union even if they work in a unionized workplace and …

Follow the Money

… employment. Unless a state has a right-to-work law, federal law imposes the … not pay dues, and under a right-to-work law their ability to engage … bargaining is in no way diminished. Right-to-work simply means that both …

MEA Spends More On Salaries, Benefits Than Member Representation

Union deficit, spending issues hit as Michigan becomes right-to-work state

… benefits increased. Michigan's new right-to-work law, which goes into effect in late … Union 'Free-Rider Problem' Myth In Right-to-Work Debate Teacher Union Executives Get …

In 2012, Michigan voters rejected a ban on right-to-work

Nearly 60% of Michigan voters rejected the attempted constitutional amendment, and Gov. Snyder signed the right-to-work law a month later

… voters have already spoken on right-to-work. In November 2012, a majority … rejected an attempt to outlaw right-to-work in Michigan. Any attempt to repeal right-to-work would be in direct …

Right-to-Work Event Marred By Protesters Spitting At Worker Freedom Advocates

Union activists and supporters disrupt event where Mackinac Center expert was invited to speak

… 30 protesters holding anti-right-to-work and other signs with union … labor was so worried about the right-to-work event Thursday shows that the … Michigan Capitol Confidential Right-to-Work Coverage Despite Media …

Lawmaker: 'No Real Savings’ in Wayne State Contract

Contract with little financial benefit that avoids right-to-work law could cost university

… University helped unions dodge Michigan's right-to-work law without getting much in … February. Under Michigan’s new right-to-work law, requiring an employee … contract was approved before right-to-work went into effect on …

Despite a Setback, Right-to-Work is Advancing Across America

… case that would have brought right-to-work protections to public employees … meaning government unions in non-right-to-work states can still get public … they have a First Amendment right not to fund politics they disagree …

Know your Janus rights: Government employees still can’t be forced to pay unions in Michigan

Across America, a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Janus vs AFSCME, protects right-to-work for government employees

The repeal of right-to-work left some public sector workers … country have a First Amendment right to not pay a union thanks to … AFSCME decision. Repealing right-to-work does nothing for public sector …

Rule Request Would Require Public Sector Unions To Notify Members Of When They Are Eligible To Resign

Union members often unaware of limited windows when they can opt out under state's right-to-work law

Having the right to leave a union doesn't mean much if union … the passage of the state's right-to-work law, union members can no longer … members of when they have the right to resign from the union. … window." Before the state's right-to-work law went into effect, …

Tennessee adds right-to-work to state constitution

Safeguarding worker rights in the Volunteer State

… freedom is a constitutional right that must be protected. Voters … two to one margin, elevating right-to-work from law to a constitutionally protected right in Tennessee. The amendment … firmly secured Tennessee’s right-to-work law in our state constitution …

Michigan Freedom to Work Kicks Off

Choose to support a union, or choose not to: A new group says it's a civil right.

Today, Michigan Freedom to Work announced its drive for a state … union. The campaign for a right-to-work law will face stiff opposition … made the case for freedom to work as a civil right: All employees should be free …

Majority of States in Country Are Now Right-to-Work

West Virginia Legislature overrides Governor’s veto

… legislation that will make the state right-to-work, meaning unions will soon no … will be the country’s 26th right-to-work state, following Wisconsin and Michigan, which became right-to-work in 2015 and 2012, respectively. …

Ohio jobs head for right-to-work states

Michigan and Indiana build manufacturing

… employment impact of state right-to-work laws at the county level. Right-to-work laws simply say that no worker … Buckeye State, which lacks a right-to-work law. As we looked …

Rumors of Unions' Post-Right-to-Work Death Exaggerated

'Unions have seen very little decline in membership'

… looking at the impact the 2012 right-to-work law had on unions in the state … story on Michigan passing its right-to-work law with a title that read: “Right to Work Won’t Doom Michigan’s …

Michigan voters reject repeal of right-to-work law

Even a liberal poll finds a minority want the law overturned

… lawmakers to repeal Michigan’s right-to-work law, according to two recent … was administered. But on right-to-work issue, only 42% supported repealing … poll, repealing Michigan’s right-to-work laws was the least …

Michigan Right-to-Work Repeal Bills Are Unconstitutional

Janus v. AFSCME protects public sector workers

… repeal to the state’s 2012 right-to-work law for public sector employees … Bill 4005, which would repeal right-to-work for private sector employees. … have left their unions since right-to-work passed in 2012. If …

Michigan Union Membership Reached Historic Low In 2019

Right-to-work law accelerated an ongoing trend

… entering its eighth year as a right-to-work state. Figures show that unions … 2013, the year Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect. Jarrett … decades, but the state’s 2012 right-to-work law has certainly accelerated …

Table 1

Breakdown of States by Region and Right-to-Work Status, 2002

… South Midwest West Total Non-right-to-work 11 2 7 8 28 Right-to-work 0 12 5 5 22 Total 11 14 12 … Wyoming West Virginia NOTES: Right-to-work states denoted in bold. …

Repealing Right-to-Work is a bad deal for Michigan autoworkers

Why does the governor want to take away my rights to free speech and free association?

… fairness law – also called Right-to-Work. The law went into effect in … workers received under our Right-to-Work law. The new leadership announced … you must understand that our Right-to-Work law benefits individual …

The Michigan Miracle

Celebrating 10 Years of Right-to-Work in Michigan

… Michigan the 24th state to have a right-to- work law. What was unthinkable a … proposal that would have outlawed right-to-work. It would go even further, … widely seen as a referendum on right-to-work. Thankfully, freedom …

Despite Media Claims, Michigan Among Highest Job Growth States

Top jobs producing states are right-to-work

… Snyder’s policies such as right-to-work and cutting business taxes … states except Colorado are right-to-work states*. Michigan's performance … comment. (*Michigan has been a right-to-work state since the end …

West Virginia Right-to-Work May Turn on Supreme Court Race

Possible backtracking on worker freedom if union-endorsed candidate elected

… could leave the state’s new right-to-work law in peril. On that day, … striking down the state’s right-to-work protections. As I explained … AFL-CIO, that argued that the right-to-work law took their property …

Right-to-Work States Continue to Enjoy Significant Economic Advantages Over Michigan and Other Non-Right-to-Work States, According to New Report

Right-to-work states are creating jobs faster than Michigan and will soon surpass the state in per-capita disposable incomes

… Analyst 989-631-0900 MIDLAND — Right-to-work states continue to outperform … last five years states with right-to-work laws experienced stronger economic … Michigan, that lack such laws. Right-to-work laws establish that …

Auto workers can still resign from UAW and work during strike

Michigan’s right-to-work law, slated for repeal, is still in effect

… organization that supports right-to-work laws. Union members who report to work during a strike are subject … union fines, the National Right to Work Legal Foundation announced …

Union is violating teacher’s right-to-work

… service fee, despite Michigan’s right-to-work law, because of an unusually-long … before Michigan’s newly enacted right-to-work law became effective on March … after the effective date of right-to-work. Yet, the Letter of …

MEA Announces Violation of Right-to-Work Law, Says Members May Leave at Anytime

Notice published in official magazine

… notice that it violated Michigan’s right-to-work law by only allowing members to leave … window violated the anti-union Michigan right-to-work law which went into effect on March …

What You Read Last Year: Our Top Stories of 2015

Union bullies, EPA overregulation, and right-to-work

… overregulation, union bullying, and right-to-work income gains were among our … miles from where they live or work. Michigan’s May Tax Proposal … ability under the state’s new right-to-work law to stop giving the union …

A 'Date' With Destiny

Reed's call for right-to-work published exactly 17 years before bills passed

… has a long history of support for right-to-work policies that stretches back more than … Michigan Legislature passed three right-to-work bills, which could be finalized and …

Health scare stories rarely add up

Experts' messages might work better if they made more sense

… News is a case in point. The headline reads: "Michigan health officials work to head off outbreak as measles cases emerge." Readers immediately learn … system is breaking down." That may be true, and some of the blame might fall right at the feet of public health officials themselves.

Unions Would Benefit From a Right-to-Work Law

… he was probably doing the right thing by all of them. But … for Public Policy support right-to-work legislation, I'd like to look … agreement that is prohibited in right-to-work states and extremely common …

'We'll Be At Your Daughter's Soccer Game!'

Union protest speaker tells governor that union members will 'visit you' everywhere over right-to-work bill

… at a union protest against right-to-work legislation said if Gov. Rick … into law making Michigan a right-to-work state. One of his daughters … ~~~~~ See also: Facts On Right to Work vs. Forced Unionization …

Center Shines Spotlight on Indiana Right-to-Work Battle

… hit the Manufacturing Belt: right-to-work legislation in Indiana. The … rest of the country. The right-to-work bill that was signed into law … labor organization. In non-right-to-work states, including Michigan, …

Right-to-Work in Michigan

Happy one-year anniversary!

… higan embraced worker freedom one year ago today with the adoption of a right-to-work law, becoming the 24th state in the nation to do so. Mackinac Center analysts …

Mackinac Center in WSJ: Indiana Benefits from Becoming a Right to Work State

Manufacturing jobs share grows in states with worker freedom

… demonstrated the advantages of right-to-work laws in a recent Wall Street … at Ball State University, worked together on a study analyzing … for states that have enacted right to work laws. To try and determine …

Kersey Cited in Wall Street Journal

… economic prosperity enjoyed by right-to-work states as compared to non-right-to-work states. Kersey found that the economies of right-to-work states between 2001 …

Center Analyst in CS Monitor

… Monitor story today about how the right-to-work issue is playing out on a national … cites this recent commentary, “What a Right-to-Work Law Will Mean for Indiana,” by Labor …

Michigan Democrats are wrong on right-to-work

New majority should not trade job growth to reward unions

… priority: repealing the state’s right-to-work law. They should reconsider, as right-to-work laws are better for workers, … unions, and for the economy. Right-to-work laws are simple: private …

The Impact of Right-to-Work Laws: A Spatial Analysis of Border Counties

… growth but are unrelated to right-to-work, we also included the 2017 … that counties in states with right-to-work laws had higher employment … counties. That is, counties in non-right-to-work states that bordered …

Michigan Voters Favor Right-to-work Law by a 2-1 Margin

New statewide poll from Target Point Consulting is the latest showing strong support

… voters support the state’s right-to-work law by a 2-to-1 margin, a new … while only 29% oppose it. Right-to-work laws make it illegal to require … to labor unions in order to work, even if a person works in …

Michigan Incomes Up Strong After 4 Years of ‘Right-to-Work-for-Less’

Law says employers can't make paying the union a condition of employment

… rise faster. (Indiana adopted right-to-work a year before Michigan.) In … anniversary of when Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect. The law … was that the new law was “right-to-work-for-less.”

West Virginia Could Become 26th Right-to-Work State

Unions unhappy, orchestrate protests

… Wednesday night to protest right-to-work and other items on the Legislature’s … becoming the nation's 26th right-to-work state. Indiana, Michigan, … Wisconsin have all passed right-to-work laws since 2011. If …

Right-to-Work Will be Blamed

If Gov. Snyder loses re-election

… his support and enactment of right-to-work. Blaming a Gov. Snyder loss on right-to-work would, of course, be totally … asked the Legislature to pass right-to-work in late 2012; it did …

Virtual Justice: Using New Technology in the Criminal Justice System

It can work if used judiciously

… employees. Jason Tashea is the founder of Justice Codes, an organization that worked with the University of Michigan Law School to pilot the Matterhorn project … replacing visits with video calls are just too high. They are probably right. There is a certain amount of deprivation and hardship that we expect jail …

Union Rates Not Dropping Faster In RTW States

… states that have adopted ‘right-to-work’ laws.” The fact that unionization … difference in these trends between right-to-work and non-right-to-work states. It makes intuitive …

Michigan Is a Right-to-Work State

Violent union protest outside leads to vandalism, damaged equipment, a tent pulled down onto children and an assault

… has become the nation’s 24th right-to-work state. Gov. Rick Snyder signed … this is pro-worker." Under right-to-work laws, no employee is forced to … week. House Bill 4003 applies right-to-work to government unions, …

Right-to-Work Laws Work

New study shows economic advantages

… Public Policy released a new right-to-work study titled, "Economic Growth and Right-to-Work Laws" in which these authors find that states with right-to-work laws do better economically …

Right-to-Work Laws Are Not Inspired By Hitler

The Nazis saw government as the absolute authority

… NSING — While at the union right-to-work protests this past month, there … strange: Is allowing workers the right to choose whether to financially … salaries and take away their right to strike," Levine quoted. … production, at the same time setting work rules and compensation, why …

Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law Led to Huge Drop in Union Membership

For the first time in decades, state falls outside of the top 10 nationally in unionization

… the Michigan Legislature passed a right-to-work law, allowing workers the ability to … membership rates would accelerate after the right-to-work law took effect in early 2013. Newly …

Wisconsin Goes Right-to-Work

… 9, Gov. Scott Walker signed right-to-work into law making Wisconsin the … Wisconsin joins Michigan (24th right-to-work state) and Indiana (23rd) in … the Missouri House passed right-to-work in the Show-Me state …

BREAKING: Indiana House Passes Right-to-Work Bill — Measure To Become Law Soon

Rep: 'How can this bill be radical when 22 other states have right-to-work laws?'

… way to make Indiana the 23rd right-to-work state in the nation. The vote … Wednesday afternoon, ending their work stoppage over the issue. Under … the Senate passed its own right-to-work bill, SB 269, which is currently …

Say YES! to Right to Work!

Should Michigan become a right-to-work state? To his credit, Compuware … than making Michigan the next right-to-work state. Right-to-work doesn’t make unions …

Right-to-Work Means Right-to-Freedom

Workers deserve more opportunity and control

… profound misunderstanding of right-to-work laws. At the April 1 summit … The nonunion worker is in a right-to-work state where they can't even get the right to join a union, so what would …

House labor committee approves right-to-work repeal; full House to consider bill

Spring break deadline leads to rushed hearing, says committee chair Haadsma

… Legislature’s repeal of Michigan’s right-to-work law is being hurried through … Michigan had dropped under right-to-work. “Many people have unfortunately … “people we talk to” support right-to-work repeal. “I can get …

As Right-to-Work Expands, So Do Union Membership Rolls

… 4, 2016 under the title, “Right-to-work strengthens workers.” In March, … substantial number of UAW members work in right-to-work states like Michigan. But the …

Vernuccio Cited in Wall Street Journal

… about the introduction of right-to-work legislation in Lansing. "Right-to-work is a big sign that Michigan … Michigan Legislature to pass a right-to-work bill. “Right-to-work …

Right-to-Work Is Right for Michigan

… WTCM recently wrote about right-to-work protections for employees in … explaining that making Michigan a right-to-work state would lure more job creators … addressed the issue of wages right-to-work states as compared …

Indiana Leads the Manufacturing Belt

… policymakers are poised to pass a right-to-work law, which would make it the … most to gain from enacting a right-to-work measure. A right-to-work law means employees …

Michigan home health workers would be protected from dues skim if right-to-work is repealed

Home health care workers are one group of people who would not be affected by right-to-work’s repeal

… Legislature plan to repeal the state’s right-to-work law, she was concerned. But she was … the SEIU, even if lawmakers repeal right-to-work. That’s because she is protected by …

Right-to-Work States Enjoying Faster Job Growth

Establishing a right-to-work law, by which employees in unionized … legislators considering their own right-to-work law this month and similar … arises: What is the effect of right-to-work on the creation of …

Celebrating 10 Years of Right-to-Work in Michigan

… strongly supported Michigan's right-to-work law. With right-to-work, no person can be compelled … union in order to hold a job. Right-to-work states see faster job …

CMU, Ferris State Protecting Worker Rights

Some universities not agreeing to lengthy agreements that force faculty, others to pay dues or fees after right-to-work law goes into effect

… have averted the state's new right-to-work law. The Ferris State University … members from exercising their right to decide if they want to pay … becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state late last year. Some …

More Jobs, Higher Pay Since Right-to-Work Passed in Michigan

Since its right-to-work law took effect, Michigan has experienced … Gov. Rick Snyder for signing right-to-work into law, claiming it has not … job that has been created by right-to-work since it’s been implemented,” …

Democrats make right-to-work repeal a 2023 priority

New poll shows voters want to keep worker protection law

… contemplating a repeal of the state’s right-to-work law following midterm elections … commissioned a poll on Michigan’s right-to-work law, which freed workers from … wording. Michigan passed a “right-to-work” law 10 years ago. …

Right-to-Work Laws Influence Migration

People flocking to RTW states

… that critics who claim that right-to-work laws reduce economic opportunity … in that decade, six have a right-to-work law and a seventh — Colorado … non-members in a workplace. (Right-to-work laws do not affect …

Tea Party Groups Engaged In Battle For Right-To-Work

… how to deal with a possible right-to-work bill and union executives have … voices are heard regarding the right-to-work discussion in Lansing. "We're … seen today as a number of right-to-work supporters are scheduled …

Time for The MEA To Recognize Right-To-Work

Media covers new Mackinac Center lawsuit

… years after Michigan passed right-to-work, it’s time for the Michigan … preventing him from exercising his right not to belong to the union. … charge centers on Michigan's right-to-work law and when the Ann Arbor …

Republicans Against Right-to-Work

Four Michigan Senators voted against worker freedom

… two years, many doubted a right-to-work bill had enough support in … becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state made headlines across … most by voting against the right-to work legislation. He represents …

Right-to-Work Draws Attention

… and opponents of making Michigan a right-to-work state. The voices came from Tea Party … Indiana, where lawmakers approved a right-to-work law earlier this year, unions in Michigan …

Teacher Sues Union Over Right-to-Work

A Michigan Education Association affiliate is violating state law

… public school teacher whose right-to-work freedoms are being violated … membership. Before Michigan had a right-to-work law, teachers who opted out … union determined. Michigan’s right-to-work law passed Dec. 11, …

After Decades of Little Change, Why Are So Many States Going Right-to-Work?

Five years, five new worker freedom states

… just three states adopted a right-to-work law – Louisiana (1976), Idaho … step toward becoming the 29th right-to-work state, when its Republican-controlled … Wisconsin and Indiana all passed right-to-work laws when Republicans …

Right-to-Work: What Now for Schools?

… supporting unions, making it a right-to-work state. While this concept … the implementation of the right-to-work law would deprive a considerable … something they may value: the right to choose to support their …

Teachers in Taylor Win Final Right-to-Work Battle

Supreme Court rejects appeal and upholds teachers’ rights

… least three teachers of their right to opt out of paying union dues per Michigan’s right-to-work law. The decision will have … in 2018. Michigan passed a right-to-work law in 2012, but it was several …

The Key Barriers Promoting Inequality

Some agreement between the left and the right

… live. In 1960, regardless of a woman’s income level, many fewer children were born out of wedlock, attendance at religious institutions was higher, a work ethic was shared across income levels, and family life and civil society were more valued. Today, increasingly, there is a split. Those who are in …