… gets closer to becoming a right-to-work state, the focus often is on … moral one. In our state, right now, tens of thousands of people … SEIU. If Michigan becomes a right-to-work state, no union could ever …
… discussed a legislative proposal known as “right-to-work for teachers,” as well as the economic benefits of right-to-work laws.
… first state in decades to repeal its right-to-work law by legislative action, which took … AFSCME. The repeal of Michigan’s right-to-work law came after a concerted effort – …
… the effects stemming from right-to-work passage in Michigan and Indiana. … Michigan as the nation’s 25th right-to-work state. Earlier this week on … labor committee in support of right-to-work legislation.
… has put together a flier on right-to-work "facts" that it is handing … than their counterparts in right to work for less states." Fact: Unions … numbers to use. Other anti-right-to-work groups list the number …
MIDLAND, Mich. — Right-to-work states have seen a significant … employment compared to non-right-to-work states, according to a new … study provides a look at how right-to-work laws have influenced …
… ny opponents of a Michigan right-to-work law cite figures generated … condition of employment. The right-to-work law in Michigan prohibits unions … cited by supporters of the right-to-work law in Michigan has …
… Mackinac Center has played over the past 25 years in making Michigan a right-to-work state, and what it means for Michigan's future.
Should right to work become law in Indiana, the implications … Indiana's attempt to become a right-to-work state: Dems Don't Run: Standoff Ends — Indiana Right-to-Work Obstacle Cleared Indiana …
… An essential first step is right-to-work legislation. Right-to-work laws give employees the choice … politics. Essentially, a right-to-work law sends a strong …
… panelist for their event "Do Right-to-Work Laws Really Reduce Wages? Examining … contrasted Michigan and other right-to-work states against without right-to-work policies: The full …
… condition of employment, passing bills that would make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the country. That came exactly 17 years to the day after former …
… ESSENTIALS What exactly is a right-to-work law? "Right-to-Work" is a state law that prohibits … Currently, 22 states have right-to-work laws. While right-to-work …
… likely to act quickly on a right-to-work bill that could be introduced … consequences for Michigan. Right-to-work laws prohibit employers and … economic growth. No state with a right-to-work law currently borders …
… longer excluded from Michigan’s right-to-work law, due to last month’s U.S … their jobs. Michigan became a right-to-work state in 2013, meaning workers … firefighters in Michigan now have the right to choose whether they want …
… elderly — and the passage of the state’s right-to-work law. Since Michigan passed right-to-work in 2012 giving workers a choice about …
… Virginia the nation’s 26th right-to-work state, allowing workers to … membership rate — which became right-to-work in 2012. F. Vincent Vernuccio, … of the economic trends in right-to-work states, and has been …
… nation’s 26th state to adopt a right-to-work law. One product of the debate … to the legislative vote on right-to-work in West Virginia, the state … called “The Economic Impact of Right-to-Work Policy in West Virginia,” …
… Traverse City. Reed discussed how right-to-work laws protect employees from compulsory … several other states that adopted right-to-work status. The interview is 21 minutes …
On July 29, the Michigan Supreme Court upheld right-to-work for state employees, ruling that the Michigan Constitution … order to have a job, and so we think this was a right decision." His interpretation of the ruling is …
… next couple years. In their work, officials consider economic … quarter. When Michigan’s new-right-to-work law was enacted at the end … employment by calling it “right-to-work-for-less.”
… to stop, essentially guaranteeing right-to-work for all public sector workers in the … writer and union supporter: When right to work was imposed in Wisconsin a few years …
Right-to-work protections no longer apply to people who work in the private sector, meaning … Legislature repealed Michigan’s right-to-work law last fall, and the repeal …
Opponents of right-to-work policies often point to flawed research to make … Mackinac Center: Michigan became a right-to-work state in 2012, and since then the state’s …
… Mackinac Center Director of Labor Policy F. Vincent Vernuccio discussed right-to-work policies and how states have fared with them in recent years with Watchdog.org. …
The push to extend right-to-work protections for Michigan employees is gaining … 2007 study, "The Economic Effects of Right-to-Work Laws: 2007," by Labor Policy Director …
… first time we had called for a right-to-work law for Michigan, but getting … attitude was: "So let's get to work on it!" I had lived in Idaho … of Market Alternatives. We worked on many freedom-related issues including right-to-work and when Idaho voters …
… challenge in defending the right-to-work concept, it isn't researching … Institute found that workers in right-to-work states have a lower standard … this legislation would be “right to work for less.” Greedy …
… ~~~~~ Articles Indiana Is A Right-to-Work State BREAKING: Indiana House Passes Right-to-Work Bill, Measure To Become Law … Debate Indiana Dems Lose On Right-to-Work Bill and Run Again …
… R-Monroe, said he will support right-to-work for public school employees, calling it a “right-to-teach.” Richardville made … Education Association, under a right-to-teach law. “They would … also said he didn’t support right-to-work for the entire state, …
… indicated his support for a state right-to-work law. Such a law would prevent … employed. If Indiana adopts a right-to-work law it could have dire financial … similar to that of the other 22 right-to-work states, Hoosiers can …
… Journal to discuss his recent work in West Virginia, which is … to become the nation’s 26th right-to-work state. Friday, hours after … toward worker freedom and how right-to-work improves lives and can make …
… histories about Michigan’s right-to-work law are authored, there will … talking and writing about right-to-work practically since we opened … 2002 study on the effect of right-to-work on economic development. …
… thinks the much-talked about “right-to-teach” legislation for public … Association membership if right-to-work for teachers became a reality. … percent of its members if right-to-work protections for school employees …
… benefits to Michigan becoming the 24th right-to-work state Tuesday. Labor Policy Director … Legal Foundation, told Forbes.com that right-to-work gives union members a choice and those …
… expired Dec. 31, meaning that right-to-work now applies to the vast majority … the state claiming the new right-to-work law could not be applied to … disagreed, ruling that the state's right-to-work "is constitutional …
… underscore another aspect of the right-to-work debate that does not often … Americans continue to move to right-to-work states. The Mackinac Center … Census Bureau, states with right-to-work laws gained a net 480,411 …
… Michigan now that Indiana has extended right-to-work protections to its workers. “I worry that without a right-to-work law of our own, Indiana will grow at …
… Frank Beckmann Show” on Detroit’s News/Talk WJR760. Reed discussed how a right-to-work law could help revive Michigan’s stagnant economy by making the state’s …
Opponents of right-to-work insist the policy causes wages to … Michigan, there are 25 states with right-to-work laws ensuring no worker can … condition of employment. In many right-to-work states, wages and incomes …
… warning West Virginians a right-to-work law would lead to more injuries and deaths on the job. Right-to-work prevents unions from having … refusing to pay union fees. Right-to-work doesn’t restrict union …
… personal income since passing its RTW law at the end of 2012. So much for "Right-to-Work for less."
… the past 20 years shows that right-to-work is extremely popular in Michigan. Right-to-work laws make it illegal to require … union contracts. Michigan’s right-to-work law was passed in December …
… to resign from the union since the passage of right-to-work in 2012. Mackinac Center Director of Labor Policy … in 2014. Workers now pay dues worth 2½ hours of work every month, the first increase of its kind since …
… Missouri General Assembly passed right-to-work legislation. Although Gov. … to make Missouri the 26th right-to-work state in the union. Mackinac … Peter Kinder, discussing what right-to-work would mean for the …
… Vincent Vernuccio writes in a USA Today Op-Ed that was recently posted that a right-to-work law in Michigan will “be a sign to businesses that organized labor no longer …
… Kentucky – have all become right-to-work states. Union workers in those … pay dues or fees in order to work. But some labor unions and … State Journal reports the right-to-work law is playing only “a small …
… political debate. An idea, such as right-to-work, that had been unthinkable … mainstream. Well, it looks like right-to-work has gone mainstream in Michigan. … allow localities to create “right-to-work zones,” in which unions …
… Michigan adults believe the new right-to-work law will either help Michigan's … the same day that state's right-to-work law officially took effect. Instead, the theme was that the right-to-work law "sharply divided" …
… threats of violence over a work slowdown. With a possible Michigan right-to-work law in the news, it’s worth … problem it raises Opponents of right-to-work laws claim they permit workers …
… “Bills would allow employees to vote on right-to-work.” “If the employees are upset that … support a union. Under Michigan’s right-to-work law, employees have full authority …
… to become the nation's 26th right-to-work state, the Mackinac Center’s … of life in other states: Right-to-work has helped other states. They … lower unemployment. Almost all right-to-work states have lower workplace …
… the stealth unionization should not have happened in the first place and right-to-work will help prevent future, similar schemes.
… Hampshire is on the verge of becoming the 23rd right-to-work state, after House Bill 474 there cleared the House … would ensure that individual workers have the right to join or refuse to join a union and have the …
… evidence for the benefits enjoyed by right-to-work states. On Monday, Wisconsin became the nation’s 25th right-to-work state.
… era up in the debate over right-to-work in Michigan. Michigan State … naturally be supportive of right-to-work laws. "All of the states that … Constitution giving women the right to vote passed the Congress, …
… December 2012 passage of a right-to-work law in Michigan was filled … economics displayed by anti-right-to-work politicians on the inside. … about the economic effects of right-to-work laws, some of which …
… to become the nation’s 26th right-to-work state, cites Mackinac Center … impact on jobs and income. Right to work isn’t a panacea, but it can help. Michigan adopted right to work in 2012, and the Mackinac …
… e the repeal of Michigan’s right-to-work laws, many people have been … important to be clear about what right-to-work does. In a right-to-work state, employees cannot …
… vacation day to protest proposed right-to-work legislation, which is expected … not the teachers, made the right call. "I think that political … in Lansing against proposed right-to-work legislation. Taylor School …
… Michigan lawmakers passed a right-to-work law in 2012 that freed workers … Board. Without Michigan’s right-to-work law, UAW workers would have … corruption. Repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law will hurt workers …
Scores of right-to-work critics ranging from politicians to … lower per-capita incomes in right-to-work states as why the new law is … December 2012. Hohman said the right-work-states didn’t surpass non-right-to-work …
… 989-698-1914 MIDLAND — States with right-to-work laws over the past six decades … would have experienced without right-to-work, according to a new Mackinac … most recent state to adopt a right-to-work law, we thought it …
… Hills Schools and because of a right-to-work law that went into effect in … each year on family needs. Right-to-work means workers cannot be forced … keep their job. Michigan’s right-to-work law was signed in December …
… the Wisconsin Senate labor committee. Wisconsin is currently considering right-to-work for the public and private sectors. You can watch his testimony below or …
… government employee collective bargaining and binding arbitration laws, and right-to-work status. Here’s how the “strong public unionism” states did economically between …
… workplace destiny through a right-to-work law, which prohibits employers … pushing that window toward right-to-work since 1990, over the years … development, migration, changes in wages and more. Type right-to-work into our website’s …
… took part in a panel discussion about right-to-work laws, explaining that the 23 states … News. You can learn more about the right-to-work issue here.
… r Investigative Analyst Anne Schieber explains in this short video what right-to-work is, and what it is not. You can read more about this issue here.
… Dennis bemoans “life in a right-to-work state” in a story in the recent … Carolina, which already was a right-to-work state. Dennis lamented in … however, about low pay and right-to-work are contradicted by …
… who stand to benefit from right-to-work laws, according to data from … According to BLS data, unions in right-to-work states gained more members … despite the fact that non-right-to-work states have over 7 …
… that Indiana may soon enact a right-to-work law, a long-simmering Michigan … Michael LaFaive wrote earlier, right-to-work states appear to have significant … Snyder has said he would sign a right-to-work bill if it landed on …
Research by Mackinac Center scholars on right-to-work laws was cited recently in Bloomberg Businessweek. The article also cites a University of Oregon …
… Institute released a report on right-to-work by Gordon Lafer, an associate … trivial, to our claim that right-to-work would benefit Michigan's economy. … on the economic effects of right-to-work laws would fail if …
… its members from having the right to opt out of the union. … would allow the union the right “to pursue any other lawful … benefiting from the state's new right-to-work law, which gives workers the right to not pay dues or fees as …
The right to decide for yourself whether or not to support a … officials dismiss it as "the right to starve", but for the last thirty years Right-to-Work states have been outperforming … productivity give workers in Right-to-Work states the edge in …
… foundational legal concepts and sets forth model language for a legally sound right-to-work amendment to the Michigan Constitution.
… because of the state's new right-to-work law. In an MLive column, Austin, a … little say in how successful right-to-work will be in Michigan. "Right-to-work's success will be determined …
… are seriously considering right-to-work. In early April, right-to-work legislation won majority approval … recess now, any potential right-to-work legislation will need …
… unconstitutional. The bill would remove right-to-work protections for public sector … represented by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. … have said they will target right-to-work. But because of the …
MIDLAND, Mich. — Right-to-work laws are good for workers, unions … the history and purpose of right-to-work laws, with a special focus … Michigan’s 10-year experience as a right-to-work state. Right-to-work …
… drew cheers by pledging to “work to make sure Michigan never becomes a right-to-work state.”[*] Now how that will … the fact that it apparently worked — Leyton got the convention’s … nomination — tells you that right-to-work is on the minds of …
… bill to repeal the state's right-to-work law, while also supporting … development efforts. They don't work. Unfortunately, politicians … drive to repeal Michigan's right-to-work law. Unlike many labor laws, …
… financial support of, a union that they individually oppose. Enacting a right-to-work law abolishes agency fees and allows workers themselves to decide if a union …
… association is part of Michigan’s work culture and the legitimate … acceptance of this particular right of workers has been less than … and try to stand up for this right often encounter downright hostility. … workers in what are called “right-to-work” states have a much easier …
… Policy Initiative, explains in a Bay City Times Op-Ed why Michigan needs a right-to-work law.
Right-to-work is not for or against unions. In fact, the only effect of right-to-work on collective bargaining is … associating with) a union. While right-to-work is not completely neutral …
… She blames it on Michigan’s right-to-work law. Taylor is the president … next two years. She calls right-to-work the “right-to-freeload.” ForTheRecord …
… ruled that a teacher has the right to stop paying fees to the … further enhances Michigan’s right-to-work law. “The court ruled that … exercising their rights under the right-to-work law,” Derk Wilcox, an attorney …
… the 23rd state to adopt a right-to-work law early in 2012, many thought … the 24th state to adopt a right-to-work law, which protects employees … morning, Michigan didn’t have a right-to-work law on its books. By …
If Indiana passes right-to-work legislation as expected, it could force Michigan … of grass-roots activity promoting (right-to-work) here,” Michael LaFaive, director of …
… unions to avoid the state's right-to-work law may trigger it anyway if … March 27 deadline for the right-to-work law to take effect. "We will … However, that will allow right-to-work to be enacted, said …
… week. The article, titled "The Right-to-Work Advantage," discusses the economic … that lead states to adopt right-to-work policies. Hohman’s research found that “right-to-work states have 4.1 percent …
… Henderson expresses concern that right-to-work states are doing worse than … these trends are in favor of right-to-work or forced unionism states, … similar increases between right-to-work and forced unionism …
… The reason? A decade with right-to-work law, which gave workers the … members, or one-third, since the right-to-work law went into effect in 2013. … dropped by 80,000 since the right-to-work law was passed. Unions …
… our years after Michigan’s right-to-work law passed, teachers in the … for helping us ensure our right to work.” As explained by the Associated … signed just weeks before the right-to-work law took effect in …
… Big Labor that becoming a right-to-work state will result in lower … Consider Oklahoma, which became a right-to-work state in 2001. From 2000 to … than in Michigan. Overall, right-to-work states have a slightly …
… benefit to Indiana's workers. Right-to-work laws are associated with faster … that as Michiganders see what right-to-work protections bring to Indiana, … Michigan may become the 24th right-to-work state, perhaps as early …