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Income Growth In Right-to-Work States Significantly Higher

Since 1990, most of states with fastest wage growth are RTW while most with least wage growth are non-RTW

… fight over Michigan becoming a right-to-work state President Obama said … race to the bottom" and "the right to work for less money." The President's … executives and critics of right-to-work laws. But a look at …

State, National Media Cite Center on Right-to-Work

Right-to-work states have more job growth and wage growth than forced unionism … more information on the benefits of right-to-work for Michigan see here and here.

Vernuccio Explains Right-to-Work in Detroit News

… explains in The Detroit News today that a right-to-work law in Michigan would “not affect collective … of Oregon study about the impact of right-to-work in Oklahoma, which passed such a law …

Labor Expert Explains Right-to-Work in Bay City Times

… City Times explains what a right-to-work law can accomplish. “It’s … the Mackinac Center has said right-to-work is right for Michigan. It’s a huge policy …

Everyone Should Have an Opportunity to Prosper

Regulations often hinder people from work

… beneficial, requires the least restrictive method of obtaining it. It also allows workers to sue the state if a regulation excessively burdens their right to earn a living; if a court agreed, the mandate would be thrown out." If politicians want to truly help the little guy, more needs to be done to …

Michigan Needs Discussion of Right to Work

… apple pie. To others, it means right to work and a serious threat to unions. … states have exercised the right-to-work option by making it illegal … increasingly, they are choosing to work in nonunion settings. From …

Republican House Members Who Voted Against Right-to-Work

House Reps: 'I voted my district'

… Michigan the nation's 24th right-to-work state. On both bills, 58 Republicans … members who voted against right-to-work are starting a new term in … in 2012 and in the future. Right-to-work prohibits anyone from …

Michigan Gives Unfair Tax Handouts To Try and Counter 'Right to Work' States

Democratic Rep. ignores millions in special deals for company picking Michigan over Tennessee

… Rep. Woodrow Stanley says right-to-work states aren’t as attractive … says chose Michigan over a right-to-work state said in a video on the … to a competing site in the right-to-work state of Tennessee. …

Schools Put Unions Ahead of Teachers on Right-to-Work

'Labor accord' more important than employee freedom

… rare for employers to oppose right-to-work laws — the policy of allowing … statement claiming that a right-to-work law would “send the wrong message … unionized school employees work under contracts that come with …

Some School Districts and Unions Embrace Right-to-Work

Pewamo-Westphalia and Hamilton put worker freedom into union contracts

… impeded implementation of right-to-work before the March 27 deadline, … union contracts before the right-to-work law took effect, but had specific … that publically we did the right thing and nobody was yelling …

Unions On The Offensive Against Possible Right-To-Work Bill in Michigan

Training sessions teach union members what to say when pressuring lawmakers

… behind the possibility that a right-to-work bill will be introduced and … causing the most handwringing — right-to-work — is the only one of the group … recall) if they vote “yes” on a right-to-work bill. The trainees …

'Real Jobs' vs. 'Job Announcements' In Right-to-Work Debate

Media cites questionable study

The debate over right-to-work has seen statistics cited about … Oklahoma and its move to become a right-to-work state, and specifically mentioned the … which assessed the impact of "right to work" by measuring changes …

Right-to-Work Bills Pass Michigan House, Senate

Dem Rep.: 'This legislation will return us to the sharecropping days of the deep south'

… would make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the nation passed … early next week. Workers in right-to-work states have the freedom to … union members who support right-to-work. At that news conference, …

Heritage Foundation Touts Center on Right-to-Work

Extensive interview with Joe Lehman

… Foundation, about the Center’s role over the past 20 years in bringing right-to-work to Michigan. Lehman earlier detailed those efforts in an interview with …

Right-to-Work Law Means Less Money For Union Political Power Grabs

… he wasn't interested in a right-to-work bill, but when labor unions … it would have prevented a right-to-work law from ever happening. One of the main effects of right-to-work laws is that they lessen …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 18, 2012

Contents of this issue: Right-to-work legislation passes DPS cuts … Michigan land  Final MED of 2012 Right-to-Work Legislation Passes LANSING, … Michigan legislators passed a right-to-work bill last Tuesday, …

Voices of Right-to-Work: The Mackinac Center Investigates

History is unfolding in Michigan as the state's new right-to-work law goes into effect. Union members and non-union members are determining how the law …

Michigan Senate passes public sector right-to-work repeal; Whitmer to sign

In consecutive weeks, Michigan House and Senate pass repeal efforts

… Michigan Senate on Tuesday approved a right-to-work repeal bill in a party-line vote. House Bill 4004, a repeal of Michigan’s right-to-work law in the public sector, will headed …

VIDEOS: Union Intimidation, Vandalism at Michigan Capitol Over Right-to-Work

… approaching a small group of right-to-work supporters gathered on the … Snyder's decision to push for right-to-work legislation that lets workers … pointed fingers and chanted at right-to-work supporters before physically …

Court of Claims Tosses MEA's Right-to-Work Lawsuit

State Capitol was closed when union protesters pushed past guards, impeded medical workers

… Meetings Act when they passed the right-to-work law in 2012 while the Capitol … ruling also stated that the right-to-work bill was not passed while the … Capitol was reopened. The right-to-work law was passed at 7:30 …

School Haze: Contract Convoluted Regarding Right-to-Work

Armada Area Schools has unenforceable language in teacher contract

… opted out of the union under right-to-work. Musary said the school board … illegal. They can figure it out, right? That’s a little over the top, … Aug. 31, 2013. Michigan's right-to-work law went into effect on March …

Lawsuit Filed Against Teamsters For Extra Fee Imposed On Right-to-Work Employees

Lawyer: Price of union monopoly 'is that they have to represent all workers equally'

… dues is in violation of the right-to-work law passed in December. Teamsters … employees. "I was waiting for [right-to-work] for a long time," said Fred … being active, I saw the lack of work that they were doing for us." …

Michigan Legislature Talks Right-to-Work Law

… Michigan’s labor force under a right-to-work law. Paul Kersey, labor policy … stations that not having a right-to-work law has cost Michigan jobs … from locating in Michigan. A right-to-work law also would have …

Bipartisan Senate Panel To Investigate Possible MEA Right-to-Work Violations

Teacher: '[Since dropping union] I have been subjected to intimidation, bullying and even threats to ruin my credit rating'

… taken to avoid the state's right-to-work law. Allegations against the … also granted employees the right to opt out of union membership. … when they exercised their right to opt out of their Michigan … violation of the Freedom to Work Act," he said. "The teachers …

Right-to-Work Gives Teachers a Choice

Unions aren't the only option if employees want protection

As Michigan transitions to a right-to-work state, the main benefit for teachers and others is that they will not be forced to financially support a union …

Mackinac Center Secures Teacher’s Right to Work

… freedoms under Michigan’s right-to-work law. The contracts states that … time during the school day to work on union business. Neuman opted … who represent the union to work on union business at employer … the union under Michigan’s right-to-work law. In this case, …

Right-to-Work Should be Judged on Economic Data

Corporate welfare inquiries not a good barometer of success

… Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, discussed Michigan’s new right-to-work law as being successful based on business … An econometric examination of the effects of right-to-work laws in different places over different …

Fighting to Make Right-to-Work Effective

… Michigan Legislature passed right-to-work, the Mackinac Center Legal … service fee, despite Michigan’s right-to-work law, because of an unusually … three months after the state’s right-to-work law was enacted on …

U.S. Census report for 2022 shows migration from Michigan

Michigan is a state people leave; right-to-work repeal could drive Michigan’s jobs and people elsewhere

… Mackinac Center, says that if right-to-work is repealed in Michigan, the … people Over the long run, right-to-work laws are associated with stronger … moved from states without right-to-work laws to states that …

Your Favorites: Our Top 10 Stories of 2012

A 'horseshoer' with no horses, drunk teachers and right-to-work coverage were some of the most popular articles

… becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state. In the past year, CapCon … Excessive Teacher Absences Over Right-to-Work” “Teacher Upset She Can’t Retire … Union ‘Free-Rider’ Myth in Right-to-Work Debate” "Extra Early …

Why this Michigan paraprofessional left AFSCME

AFSCME has seen its Michigan membership fall by 49% since 2012, when right-to-work was signed into law

… special needs students. Sue has worked as a para-professional for … Learning Program. The program worked with students who have minor … the district and went on to work with Early Childhood Special … One-on-one paraprofessionals work with students individually. … The court ruled in favor of right-to-work protections for all …

Michigan’s Largest Teachers Union Has Lost 25 Percent of Its Members

MEA’s decline much greater than its ‘worst fears’ after right-to-work allowed teachers to leave

… membership numbers under the right-to-work law just going into effect … everybody’s worst fear.” Right-to-work means employers cannot require … membership is down 25 percent since right-to-work became law. MEA Spokesman …

More Than 140,000 Michiganders Have Left Their Unions Since 2012

Dec. 11 marked 10 years since Michigan became a right-to-work state

… 143,000 members since Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect, according … whether to repeal Michigan’s right-to-work law, they should wrestle with … over the period. “Michigan’s right-to-work law is very simple …

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Ron Gettelfinger attacks right-to-work while hiding behind Martin Luther King's reputation

… unions and was opposed to right-to-work laws, under which workers cannot … talking about taking away the right to organize. What matters is … blacks. That’s how things are right now, without right-to-work and with the state …

Unionization Case Before The Supreme Court Could Have Lasting National Impact

Harris v. Quinn could make all public employees eligible for right-to-work; case is flying under the radar

… impact on Michigan and other right-to-work states that it would have on non-right-to-work states." House Speaker Pro-tem, … hear about it was that some right-wing groups were funding the …

Michigan Legislature still lacks energy reliability bills, but House hearing comes Wednesday

Lawmakers promised oversight for Michigan’s biggest utility companies, then rammed through right-to-work repeal instead

… advance energy reliability, the Michigan House spent its time approving two right-to-work repeal bills, including one version that is baldly unconstitutional. Last …

Do Unions Really Need the Money?

… recession, the option of becoming a right-to-work state is likely to become more … more attractive. For decades right-to-work states have had a significant … of incomes as well. Under a right-to-work law Michigan workers …

Absent MEA Action, State Could Step In

MEA ducks question about having state inform members about right-to-work law

… not fully complying with Michigan's right-to-work law. Under Michigan's law, employees … Panel To Investigate Possible MEA Right-to-Work Violations Teachers Sue MEA To Escape …

MEA Sends Credit Agency After Teacher Who Stopped Paying Dues

Kindergarten teacher became eligible for right-to-work, but union says she can only get out in August

… their desire to exercise their right under the law and leave the … Sept. 9, 2013. Michigan's right-to-work law became effective March … clear" because of the state's right-to-work law. According to the MEA, …

Right-to-Work States Gain Union Members While Other States Lose Hundreds of Thousands

RTW states added 39,000 members while forced unionism states lost 390,000 members

The 22 states that were right-to-work saw an increase in the number … of Labor Statistics. The right-to-work states had an overall increase … 39,000 union members while non-right-to-work states lost 390,000, …

And Then There Were 28

… become the 28th state to have a right-to-work law after its General Assembly … a Republican who supported right-to-work during his 2016 election campaign, … the fourth state to adopt a right-to-work law since Michigan …

Mackinac Legal Expert Quoted in Detroit News

Examining the implications of new Supreme Court case

… recently taken up by the Supreme Court. Their decision could extend the right to work to all public sector employees in the country. The Detroit News discussed …

How Right-to-Work Affected Michigan’s State Employee Unions

See the status of five of the state's top unions

… affected when the state passed a right-to-work law that went into effect in … allowed to leave under the right-to-work law. The data cover 2013-18 … Civil Service Commission. Right-to-work has had different effects …

Michigan Legislature Passes Right-to-Work Bills

… Michigan House and Senate passed right-to-work  bills tonight aimed at preventing … Michigan, folks. The first of the Right to Work bills has passed in the Senate. … person in Michigan deserves the right to join or not join, support …

Legislation Announced to Make Michigan the 24th Right-to-Work State in the Nation

‘Historic day for both Michigan and the nation,’ says labor policy expert

… Great Lake State the 24th right-to-work state in the nation, announcing … worker freedom.” Extending right-to-work protections to employees in … financially support them. “Right-to-work does not affect collective …

Indiana Right-to-Work Bill Still Stalled

MCPP Senior Investigative Analyst Anne Shieber covers debate

… the ongoing debate over the right-to-work bill under consideration in the Indiana House. The right-to-work bill, which would ensure that … crossed party lines to show up to work.

Governor: Bill Will Be Introduced To Make Michigan 24th Right-To-Work State

'When it arrives on my desk, I plan on signing it'

… Michigan the nation's 24th right-to-work state.  "When it arrives on … However, unless a state has a right-to-work law, employees in companies … people to have the choice. "Right-to-Work states have higher …

Michigan Becomes 24th Right-to-Work State in the Nation

‘The power an idea can have when it is pursued with principle and persistence,’ says Center president

… legislation making Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the nation. “The Mackinac Center has said right-to-work was right for Michigan for more than …

Legal Expert: Reopening School Union Contracts Makes Them Subject To Right-to-Work

… contracts to avoid the state's right-to-work law, but some have since reopened … could give union members the right to leave the union. That's … with their unions days before right-to-work became effective.  Michigan …

Union Rushes Contract To Avoid Right-to-Work; 'Put This Whole Nightmare Behind Us!'

Dearborn Public Schools voting on contract days before law kicks in

… contract is avoiding the state's right-to-work law. Michigan's right-to-work law goes into effect on March … and not trying to avoid the right-to-work law, the union president …

University Union Wants Contract Through 2023 To Avoid Right-to-Work Law

Western Michigan University's professors' union trying for 9-year extension

… would give union members the right to not pay dues or fees as … that try to circumvent the right-to-work law. Rep. McMillin said he … allowed. That's the date when the right-to-work laws take effect. WMU Spokeswoman …

Collective Bargaining a 'Right' to Coerce

… recognizes the "negative" right of individuals to be free from … notoriously), such as the right to food, housing, health care, … grant every individual the "right" to live off his or her fellow … thing: Every individual has a right to other people's stuff. The … power by passing a “right-to-work” law. Michigan has not chosen …

At Least 54 School Districts Have Contracts Dodging Michigan's Right-to-Work Law

… contracts that dodge the new right-to-work law. Michigan's law was passed … which created a window for unions to work with public school administrators … agreed to regardless of the right-to-work law, it is not included in …

State Hired More Employees To Administer SEIU 'Dues Skim' Than Oversee Right-to-Work Law

'Where were they when the unions were running around creating fake employers so they could siphon off money?'

… with the headline: "Michigan right-to-work law creates at least two jobs; … enactment of the state's new right-to-work law. It quoted one union official … people I represent doing the work of two or three people. … For …

Union Attempt to Force Teacher to Pay Fees Deemed Illegal Under Right-to-Work

Mackinac Center challenges attempt to limit worker freedom

… the union under Michigan’s right-to-work law. The union demanded he … understanding with the AAEA right before Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect in March …

College Admits Cooperating With Unions To Sidestep Right-to-Work Law

Macomb Community College locks workers into unions; re-opens contract that was approved just four months ago

… expressly to circumvent Michigan's right-to-work law. In addition, the memo … the impact of the new law [right-to-work]. Macomb has been approached … contracts before March 28 (when the right-to-work law goes into effect) …

Poached Goose Eggs

Granholm's record and the case for right-to-work

… states bolsters the case for right-to-work laws. Mayer pointed to an … fundamental reforms, such as state right-to-work laws that make union membership … voluntary. The record of right-to-work states is pretty clear: …

MEA Memo Outlines Regrets and Possible Ways To Fight Right-to-Work Law

Union President: '[Recalls] are the least appealing of all the options'

… plans to fight Michigan's new right-to-work law. Cook also discusses why … Senate who were attempting to work with them." Sen. Jones said … effort affected efforts to pass the right-to-work law. Cook also discussed three …

Right-to-Work Law Gives Workers Reason to Celebrate on Labor Day

Fast food protests highlight tired tactics of the past

… conditions they've chosen to work in. They demanded $15 an hour … good, $30 an hour is better, right? Or $60? Of course not, and … in the responsibility of a work environment, learn to communicate … Additionally, states that have right-to-work laws, which don't force union …

Mackinac Center Research Featured in The Detroit News

Vernuccio quoted on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

… all public sector employees right-to-work. Vernuccio explains that half … in the country are already right to work and this case would simply … agency fees and 84 percent in right-to-work states. The center …

Michigan government lacking in transparency

The Mackinac Center supports the right of the people to know what their governments are doing

… did not make things easier when we tried to learn more about the state’s work to count the number of COVID-related deaths in long-term care nursing facilities. … have a transparency problem. Do the people who represent you defend your right to know?

AFSCME gets Supreme Court snicker

Lawyer quip on public sector employees being underpaid generates laugh

… week in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that if successful would virtually mean right-to-work status for all public sector workers across the nation. At the hearing the …

Right-to-Work Right for Business

… to make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state, which would allow employees to work at a business without being … this year, Indiana became a right-to-work state. In other words, though …

Vernuccio Quoted on UAW Bullying in The Detroit News

Coverage of intimidation by UAW local

… have chosen to exercise their right to not belong to a union — as allowed by Michigan’s right-to-work law. In addition to printing … those who have exercise their right to start paying the union again. … Prior to Michigan becoming a “right-to-work” state, UAW members …

(No) Right to Work

How state licensing laws cost Michigan jobs and money

… to pass a single $6 test to legally perform this work. In contrast, a builder who repairs the gutters … in Alaska but need no education or training to work in Washington, D.C. The economic theory of public … of their choice. But for too many people, the right to pursue their dreams has been halted by governments …

Most of the Arrested Anti-Right-to-Work Protesters Have SEIU 'Dues Skim' Connections

Son of SEIU Healthcare Michigan president one of those facing charges

… others were arrested on Dec. 6 at the Capitol where they were protesting right-to-work legislation. They allegedly attempted to force their way onto the floor …

Recent Corruption Scandals Involving Some of Michigan’s Largest Unions

Embezzlement, financial malpractice plague unions

In the five years since Michigan became a right-to-work state, most of its largest unions have seen a significant hit to their membership, revenues and …

UAW Goes On Campus To Find New Members

Graduate students in California boost union membership numbers

… stipend to conduct research. In March 2012 Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation clarifying that in Michigan, graduate students at public universities who work as research assistants are legally considered to be students and not employees. So while graduate students teaching undergraduate classes or serving …

Labor Files

… how taxpayers foot the bill for public-sector union dues, the need for right-to-work protections in Michigan and how unions spend a fraction of the dues they …

Despite Right-to-Work Repeal in Michigan, Union Workers Still Have Rights

Repeal takes effect today

… in Michigan still have the right to opt out of union membership, … the repeal of the state’s right-to-work law takes effect today. The … originally impacted by the state’s right-to-work law when it took effect in …

Legislature Takes Aim at Rolling Back Harmful Licensing Laws

These proposals would free up citizens to work, earn money

… they’ve jumped through the right hoops — are among the most … both the political left and right, shows that licensing laws … ensure that certain construction work costing less than $3,000 would … allow dental therapists to work in Michigan. These workers are trained, work under the supervision of a …

Center Scholar, Study Cited

… General Assembly last week that “right-to-work states have higher rates of … 2002 study, “The Effect of Right-to-Work Laws on Economic Development,” … greater accountability that right-to-work has on unions.

Worker Freedom in Michigan: The Road Ahead

… end of March when the new right-to-work law takes effect, while others … contracts that are extended before right-to-work goes into effect will need … modified before exercising their right-to-work freedoms.   No matter …

Mackinac Center Launches Workers for Opportunity

Project will work with state partners and stakeholders to expand worker freedom

… Workers for Opportunity — which will work alongside state and national allies, … privilege of representing their interests. Right-to-work: Public employees across the country … expansive national initiative to house the work of My Pay My Say while additionally …

It’s no Secret, Hard Work Pays Off

… Michigan seemed to become a right-to-work state in seven days flat last … line in the first place. Our right-to-work timeline marks milestones that … Lawmakers have given us a right-to-work law, “if we can keep …

Reasons to be Optimistic Abound in Michigan Economy

State leads the way out of recession, but work still to do

… of looking at whether people are having an easier or harder time finding work. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks six of them. Regardless of which of these you measure, Michigan’s rates are moving in the right direction and doing so at rates that often lead the entire nation. For instance, …

Facts On Right-to-Work In Michigan and How Workers Can Get Out Of Their Union

New website launches highlighting worker freedom in the state

Michigan officially is a right-to-work state and as soon as current … workers can exercise their right to not pay dues or agency fees … featuring "fast facts" about right-to-work vs. non-right-to-work states, …

‘Show the effects that bad policy has on individuals’

John Kay on the Right to Earn a Living

… country,” Kay says, citing the work of the Institute for Justice. … game.” Kay and his colleagues worked to build a coalition to support … support from the left, from the right, from the middle,” Kay says. … not the first time they’ve worked in occupational licensing … influence in the Legislature and work it really hard.” This time, …

Michigan Press Association and Mackinac Center Joint Statement on Proposal 2 and the Freedom of Information Act

‘Chilling effects on citizens’ right to know’

… with the Freedom of Information Act in place, various units of government work to thwart requests for information that may be useful to the public. Access … change to the constitution that could have chilling effects on citizens’ right to know.”   #####

Coalition's Vision for Detroit: More Bureaucracy; Less Innovation

Doubling down on what doesn't work won't fix Detroit schools

… system of charter schools as a "model" for other communities to follow. If policy makers decide to restrict choice, Detroit parents will have every right to question that move. Detroit public charter school students post higher learning gains than their DPS counterparts. And yet, the coalition’s recommendations …

Vernuccio Quoted on UAW Opt Out in The Detroit News

Michigan autoworkers can soon leave their union

… Fiat Chrysler, and General Motors will expire for the first time since right-to-work legislation took effect in Michigan, allowing autoworkers to opt out of …

Study: Right-to-Work Laws Lead To More People, More Jobs and Higher Pay

Report looks at RTW states and data from 1947 through 2011

States that have passed right-to-work laws have seen increased employment, … impossible to totally disentangle right-to-work from every other business friendly … this area acknowledge that right-to-work laws are really the …

Dear Teachers Union: School Pensions Not Supposed To Be A Ponzi Scheme

Says so right in the state constitution

… cover all the promises made to all the system’s existing members. Properly managed pension systems do not require a fresh stream of new entrants to work. And new entrants don’t help a system when it is underfunded. Unfortunately, the state has failed to adequately fund the school pension system, resulting …

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit on Behalf of Three Teachers Against Taylor Federation of Teachers and the Taylor School District over Forced Dues Extension

“This is a desperate attempt by the union to circumvent Michigan’s right-to-work law and preserve its own power at the expense of teachers,” says MCLF attorney

… union to circumvent Michigan’s right-to-work law and preserve its own power … “sick-out” that was used to protest right-to-work legislation at the Capitol. … circumvent” Michigan’s freedom to work law. “This is about our civil …

Grand Rapids Press Recognizes Importance of Right-to-Work in Michigan's Future

Very much a live issue

… on the likely effects of a right-to-work law on Michigan’s economy as … Mackinac Center studies. Right-to-Work allows individual workers to … withhold support from unions, right-to-work makes unions more responsive …

A Pair of Republicans Help House Dems Dump Right-to-Work

… should be permitted to create "right-to-work zones." Within these proposed … growth and whether it provides right-to-work protections to its workers. … support for Michigan becoming a right-to-work state. Senate Bill …

Professionalizing the Teaching Profession

… would represent a form of “right-to-work” for teachers. Even if that … he now essentially supports right-to-work for public school teachers, … have to recruit and do their work off campus.” Under current …

The Union ‘Free-Rider Problem’ Myth in Right-to-Work Debate

The union is the one truly taking advantage of the collective bargaining arrangement

… Michigan on track to become a right-to-work state, which would make it … who don’t pay dues under a right-to-work law, union heads are implying … representation or other non-political work. That is a myth. For example, …

Grand Rapids/Belmont Right-to-Work in a Townhall Forum Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity

… professor of economics, as they discuss right-to-work in a townhall forum sponsored by Americans … visit http://americansforprosperity.org/michigan/event/right-to-work-townhall-grand-rapids/

Union President Receives 'Outstanding Organizing' Award For Shutting Down School To Protest Right-to-Work Law

Taylor School District local union staged 'sick-out' forcing 7,500 students to miss school

… to go to Lansing to protest right-to-work legislation. As a result, about … the state’s recently signed right-to-work law. That security clause … enough employees showed up to work. Warren Consolidated Schools, …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 13, 2011

Contents of this issue: ‘Right-to-teach’ headed to Legislature? … Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels ‘Right-to-Teach’ Headed to Legislature? … R-Monroe, would support a “right-to-teach” law in Michigan, … wasn’t interested in broad right-to-work legislation in Michigan, but …

New Jersey Wants to Make it Harder for Public Workers to Leave Their Union Despite the Janus Decision

… three public employees in the state of New Jersey. They believe it is their right to leave a union and end financial support to it at any time. The Mackinac … and Terence Gaudlip. These employees contend that they should have the right to leave a union and end financial support to it at any time. They challenge …

Brighton Right-to-Work in a Townhall Forum Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity

… professor of economics, as they discuss right-to-work in a townhall forum sponsored by Americans … visit http://americansforprosperity.org/michigan/event/right-to-work-townhall-brighton/ Note: This is not …

Midland/Auburn Right-to-Work in a Townhall Forum Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity

… professor of economics, as they discuss right-to-work in a townhall forum sponsored by Americans … visit http://americansforprosperity.org/michigan/event/right-to-work-townhall-midland/ Note: This is not …

Worker's Choice: Freeing Unions and Workers from Forced Representation

… Choice provides a method to fix the "free/forced rider" issue that exists in right-to-work states. Without requiring a complete overhaul of collective bargaining laws, …

Superintendent Calls GOP Reps 'Moron' and 'Mental Midget' In Right-to-Work Debate

… Posthumus Lyons, R-Alto, on Dec. 12 while linking to right-to-work stories that appeared on news sites. On Dec. 12, … person." Rep. Agema said he defends Britten’s right to use his private Twitter account to say what …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 11, 2012

Contents of this issue: Right-to-work legislation moving quickly … tax revenues for Red Wings Right-to-Work Legislation Moving Quickly … the House and Senate passed right-to-work bills on Thursday, …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 5, 2013

… response to the state’s new right-to-work law, the Wayne State University … University are negotiating.   “Right-to-work was an attack on unions and … seeks 10-year contract before right-to-work takes effect,” Jan. …

Union President Concedes Right-to-Work Lawsuit; Strikes Back Against Workers Who Left

… newsletter. Under Michigan's right-to-work law, employees can no longer … “Before Michigan’s Freedom-to-Work law, the union would simply … parent union. The state’s right-to-work law says that once union members …