… have chosen to exercise their right to not support the union financially under Michigan’s right-to-work law. In a recent newsletter, … comment. In response to the right-to-work law, unions in many workplaces …
… "The Lynn Rivers Show" on WEMU Public Radio, where he discussed several right-to-work issues, including a proposed union-backed ballot initiative that he has …
… study on the implications that right to work would have in Michigan, as … and Team TelCom showing that right to work had the support of 51 percent … Michigan voters. As proponents of right to work going back for 20 years, …
… the verge of passing a state right-to-work law. Such a law would prevent … state government passes a right-to-work law, and if the state’s experience … similar to that of the other 22 right-to-work states, the state can …
… this time. Senate Bill 262: Repeal Right to Work law Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D), to repeal the state’s right to work law for government employees. Specifically, …
… Center's Anne Schieber explains what a right-to-work law would mean for Michigan, should one be passed. A right-to-work law means that unions can't require …
Michigan union members talk about why they support a right-to-work law. Their reasons are diverse, reflecting economic concerns as well as issues regarding …
… Policy Director F. Vincent Vernuccio will take part in a live chat about right-to-work Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Lansing State Journal.
… aims to measure the impact of right-to-work laws on states’ economic performance. … the economic well-being of right-to-work states. On the whole, the results of this analysis show that right-to-work laws have a statistically …
… five years after the state’s right-to-work law took effect. That’s according … 23,388 in 2012, the year before right-to-work took effect here. It dropped … lost members every year since right-to-work became effective in …
… the Teamsters, describes how MIWorkerFreedom.org helped him exercise his Right-to-Work by providing information and a form letter to send his union.
… about their newly recognized right to opt out of paying dues and … 2012 passage of Michigan's right-to-work law, which did not apply to … these individuals about their right to not pay union dues and fees … about their newly recognized right to opt out of paying a union. …
… battle of Michigan becoming a right-to-work state, opponents predicted … income growth and population — right-to-work states are far outperforming non-right-to-work states. My colleagues …
… nts of Michigan adopting a right-to-work law predicted dire consequences … if workers were given the right to decide if they wanted to … that made Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the nation. In the …
… members. Michigan has been a right-to-work state for the past decade, … to workers exercising their right to get out of union membership under Michigan’s right-to-work law. The UAW has been dealing …
… Michigan were to become a right-to-work state, unions could no longer … But when putting together a “Right to Work Facts” page, the union is factually … to voice your opposition to right-to-work legislation.” A lot …
… in Lansing over the state's right-to-work law. As part of a plea agreement, … protests over the then-pending right-to-work bill, the forced unionization, … Most of the Arrested Anti-Right-to-Work Protesters Have SEIU …
… which became the nation’s 27th right-to-work state over the weekend. Kentucky … and more jobs as a result of right-to-work. Jim Waters, president of the … about the positive effects right-to-work has had on states that …
… coming to those states were right-to-work states, according to an analysis … overall. Michigan became a right-to-work state in March. Only Ohio (46th), … bottom states did not have right-to-work laws during those 10 …
… after Michigan had become a right-to-work state, the state’s largest … teachers who exercised their right to not pay dues and in some … the decline. In 2012 (before right-to-work), the union had 117,265 members. …
… percent. Michigan became a right-to-work state in December of 2012. … ForTheRecord says: When Michigan’s right-to-work law was enacted at the end … was to call the new law, “right-to-work-for-less.” So far, …
… fight the recently passed right-to-work law by trying to overturn it … said. Garrett predicted that right-to-work law would be repealed in some … Republican legislators who voted for the right-to-work legislation that Gov. …
… Richardville's stated opposition to right-to-work legislation. Sen. Richardville's … Senate have already voted for a right-to-work measure while serving previous … ties — has also voted for right-to-work measures in the House. …
When Michigan passed right-to-work in December of 2012, critics … plummet. Union officials derided it as “right-to-work for less.” Senate Minority … D-East Lansing, said that right-to-work legislation would lower …
… seek to repeal the state’s right-to-work law. The bills were voted out … committee earlier this morning. Right-to-work makes it illegal to require … hold a job. For decades, right-to-work states have been seeing …
… likely to become the 26th right-to-work state. That would give West … three states that have enacted right-to-work laws in the last four years. Senate Bill 1, a right-to-work bill to prevent unions …
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has gone … God that Michigan is now a right-to-work state where it's about the … Taubman, attorney for the Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. …
… effect of making all states right-to-work. But in the dissent, Justice … that if employees had the right to refuse agency fees, many … determining what counts as work related to representing workers, … precipitously after the state’s right-to-work law went into effect …
… photo identification in order to exercise his right under Michigan's right-to-work law to quit the union. The charges were reported …
… Michigan the nation's 24th right-to-work state, some polls show Gov. … poll that has some excited right now was done by Democratic-leaning … Gov. Snyder announced he wanted right-to-work legislation delivered to him). …
… that could extend virtual “right-to-work” status to government employees … precipitously after Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect two years … said. “Our experience with right-to-work here in Michigan gave …
… 4004, a repeal of Michigan’s right-to-work law for public sector workers, … then-Gov. Rick Snyder signed right-to-work into law. For a decade, Democrats … them all the gavels in 2023. Right-to-work was one of their top …
… st days before the state's right-to-work law goes into effect, a union … years. "The company and union worked collaboratively to reach a … For It Universities Dodging Right-to-Work Law Under Scrutiny Taylor …
… wake of Republicans enacting right-to-work legislation, there has been … Republicans who voted against right to work in the picture. There were … in the Senate voted against right to work: Sens. Tom Casperson, …
… that denies teachers their right to leave their union for a … members from exercising the right to leave the union without … Michigan's recently passed right-to-work law. "If upheld, this ruling … 'Insecurity Clause' Following Right-to-Work
… Illinois who is suing for the right to leave his union. His case … mandatory bargaining units right-to-work. The sudden death of Justice … by mandatory unions in non-right-to-work states must pay agency fees …
… which would repeal the state right-to-work law. House Bill 4004 would repeal right-to-work protections for public sector … House Bill 4005 would repeal right-to-work protections in the …
LANSING — Right-to-work supporters were straightforward and … to state lawmakers Tuesday: Right-to-work is an issue that needs to be … take a vote." The "Freedom To Work" event was the first of a number …
… will make our country safer. Right now, almost 60 percent of individuals … and enabling contractors to work in their field. There are … prevent ex-convicts from finding work, we can ensure that our government … for the Legislature to get to work on these issues so that more Michiganders can go to work, too.
… affirming an Ann Arbor teacher’s right to leave his union, raising … hostage despite the state’s right-to-work law. The Mackinac Center for … contracts. Though Michigan’s right-to-work law that allows him to do this …
… years since Michigan became a right-to-work state — where workers can choose … Since 2012, the year before right-to-work went into effect, the 14 major … just how much the state’s right-to-work law had cut their ranks.” …
… of union power – became a right-to-work state, most of its largest … percent of their total — since right-to-work went into effect. From 2012 … since 2012, the year prior to right-to-work. Membership went from …
… petitioners, argued that concerns over existing contracts were not a reason to stick with the Abood precedent because “Abood erroneously denies a fundamental right." A decision in the case is expected in June; until then, even the most informed observer can only speculate as to how each justice will rule. The …
The founder of Union Conservatives, Terry Bowman is a Michigan UAW member and is now working on protecting the state's new Freedom-to-Work law. He discusses the challenges ahead and how his organization plans to meet them.
… are interested in repealing right-to-work. There are many reasons why … dues payments. Repealing right-to-work would silence these voices. Thanks to Michigan’s right-to-work law, passed 10 years …
… attempting to renegotiate contracts in an attempt to skirt Michigan’s new right-to-work law, Education Policy Director Michael Van Beek told The Detroit News. …
… institutions. Many opponents of right-to-work laws justify their ability to force … that person. While unions in non-right-to-work states can get a worker fired for not …
… years after Michigan passed right-to-work and three contract agreements … local affiliates to admit that right-to-work applies to teachers, too. That’s … exercise his freedom under right-to-work to opt out of union …
… incompetence or inebriation. Right-to-work legislation, something Lansing … Association argues against right-to-work, it does not mention teacher … cost of that representation. Right-to-work allows people to freeload …
… for governor to campaign on right-to-work legislation when he announced … it. Twenty-two states have right-to-work laws that allow employees to … "Twenty two states have a right-to-work law and their unemployment …
When Michigan’s right-to-work law was passed in December 2012, … school district unions have worked to avoid and circumvent the … local union tried to avoid right-to-work. Incredibly, Wyoming union …
… benefits of Michigan becoming a right-to-work state. “Right-to-work is usually one part of a larger … neighbor — Indiana — as a right-to-work state puts pressure …
… a role the passage of the right-to-work law had in the performance, … trends between states with a right-to-work law and those without one. … and in population growth, right-to-work states clearly have …
… statistics numbers involves right-to-work laws and American migration. … Americans have moved from non-right-to-work states to ones with such legal … evidence seems to be clear: a right-to-work law makes that state …
… explains in this Lansing State Journal Op-Ed why Michigan should consider a right-to-work law.
… the 2012 ballot wasn't about right-to-work. United Auto Workers President … asked the legislature for right-to-work legislation. The legislature … signed them into law. As the right-to-work measures began moving, …
… 11: The legal precedent at work here is a 1977 Supreme Court … public sector union members the right to opt-out of paying the portion … As of 2015, employees in 25 right-to-work states can exercise the right that Friedrichs seeks, to completely …
… Vincent Vernuccio told CNN today that a right-to-work law, “simply gives workers the freedom … union.” Vernuccio also pointed out that right-to-work laws have no impact on collective bargaining …
… became the 24th state to pass a Right-to-Work law in December 2012. How … explain everything that put the right runner with the right training in the right race at the right moment. It …
… event organizers. “Groups of employees have the right to unionize in Michigan and can do so by a vote … the workers in a business – but the state has no right to force unionization down the throats of companies … fiat.” To learn more about the Mackinac Center's work, visit www.mackinac.org.
… State could become the 24th right-to-work state in the nation. “A right-to-work law makes Michigan home again,” … jobs, but prosper.” Extending right-to-work protections to employees …
… in their argument against right-to-work, court documents show. Teamsters … No. 214 stated Dec. 6 that right-to-work was "a violation of the prohibitions … members of the union had to work against their will on behalf …
… Missouri Legislature Monday on a proposed right-to-work law in that state, according to the … Vernuccio dispelled several myths about right-to-work, explaining “All it does is give a …
… employment under the state's right-to-work law. In an April 16 email … could no longer be allowed to work for the district "unless he … struggle to see how he is taking work away from individuals who are … driver was doing bargaining unit work and was not a union member. …
… may be to repeal the state’s right-to-work law, enacted in late 2012. … about their opinion of the right-to-work law, 60.0% of respondents said … were more likely to support right-to-work (54.5%) than oppose …
… process of becoming the 24th right-to-work state in the nation. Rep. … however, and one can see what right-to-work actually does in practice, … claims seem way out of line. Right-to-work is actually quite simple. …
… 2013 Mackinac Center study found positive economic effects for states with right-to-work laws. RTW states enjoy increased real personal income growth, population …
… 145 Michigan school districts signed right-to-work-dodging contracts that lock union … March 28 when the state's right-to-work law went to effect. When contracts … Michigan can exercise their right to get out of their union. …
… Missouri the nation’s 28th right-to-work state. But that is just the … for labor reform. “Signing right-to-work legislation is worthy of congratulations in its own right, but Gov. Greitens could do …
… their freedom under Michigan’s right-to-work law. The court affirmed a … agreement” just before the state’s right-to-work law took effect was “excessive … for helping us ensure our right to work.” The Mackinac Center …
… their union contracts after right-to-work became law kept language in … Munising Public Schools, said the right-to-work legislation was still being … prior to the effective date of right-to-work. “At the time there …
… Business Daily about the effects of right-to-work laws on states. Read more about right-to-work protections for employees here.
… possibility of Michigan becoming a right-to-work state that highlight this explainer … Analyst Anne Schieber explaining what right-to-work is. Schieber also discussed the issue …
Negotiating right-to-work-dodging contract extensions could … state funding. Michigan's new right-to-work law prohibits contracts that … Rep. Pscholka said negotiating a right-to-work-dodging contract would …
… sector workers may freely exercise right-to-work under a ruling passed down today by … constitutionality of Public Act 349 of 2012 (right-to-work). The UAW argued that PA 349 was unconstitutional …
… advertisement under the “Pure Michigan” label that featured Michigan’s new right-to-work legislation. This is not the first time Democrats in Lansing have complained …
… outlaw compulsory unionism via "right-to-work" laws are enjoying the benefits … study entitled "The Effect of Right-to-Work Laws on Economic Development" … economic data from states with right-to-work laws and those without, …
… bargaining unit may exercise their right-to-work freedoms beginning Friday. Prior to … 10-year “security” clause that dodged right-to-work was illegal. If the Court of Appeals …
… State [University] double check their work essentially and verify their methodology … validation study authors used for their work. Conversion studies have been widely … details of this second contractor’s work are examined. For instance, the survey … failed to mention that the validation work involved ads unrelated to the Pure …
… have on the books. These typically require people to pay fees, complete educational mandates and pass an exam before they are granted a license to work legally. But how, exactly, should state officials analyze these laws? The new report attempts to answer that question by describing different factors …
… effective date of Michigan’s right-to-work law, which says that nobody … signed a union form. People who work in government offices face … prerogative granted by the right-to-work law. For example, a Teamsters …
… ruling or that Michigan’s new right-to-work law supersedes that ruling.” … exercise their freedom under right-to-work. In 2015, the MERC ruled unanimously … union was violating Michigan’s right-to-work law in only allowing …
… union members resorted to violence at the State Capitol as they protested right-to-work bills that were being voted on in the House. Early Tuesday, union members …
… response to the legislature taking up a right-to-work bill, Maryanne Levine, the president … workers’ salaries and take away their right to strike," Levine quoted Hitler as … released from her duties as a teacher to work for the union. That's the perk of being …
… even though unions do a lot of work, I wasn’t benefiting from it… … union. After Michigan became a right-to-work state in 2013, teachers like … Wyoming Michigan For the MEA, right-to-work becoming law meant the end …
Michigan’s right-to-work law takes effect today, meaning that … are seeing Michigan on the right track.” Vernuccio also thinks right-to-work will make unions stronger in …
… largest growth in income were right-to-work states. The National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation defines states as right-to-work if the law guarantees …
… reports about the pending right-to-work legislation are filled with … example, ran a story after right-to-work legislation was introduced … House and Senate claiming that right-to-work states had lower-income …
… states for job growth are right-to-work states, while nearly all of … amount of job growth are non-right-to-work states. More broadly, 18 out … fastest employment growth are right-to-work states while 19 of …
… Initiative, wrote in the Detroit Free Press about why Michigan should pass a right-to-work law in order to remain competitive. Michael Van Beek, director of education …
… that per-capita earnings in right-to-work states are about $5,000 less than in non-right-to-work states. What he didn't say … per-capita earnings as a non-right-to-work state were below right-to-work …
… constant claim by opponents of right-to-work, whether it be from the AFL-CIO, … is that income is lower in right-to-work states. But these naysayers … wealth — the difference between right-to-work and non-right-to-work …
… shows that the program does not work. A 2016 Mackinac Center study … that Pure Michigan doesn’t work, the program has and continues … Michigan. If officials are right about the program, and if they are right in saying that travel and close … millions on a program that doesn’t work while hypocritically discouraging …
… in court, they still need to work together to keep the state … that the governor needs to work with them to keep the state … sides reacted negatively. Some right-leaning voices treated the … and when they can get back to work. They want to know what the … The governor may not want to work with the Legislature. They …
… growing cities were in Texas, a right-to-work state. The state was a big … fastest-growing cities were in right-to-work states. Eighteen right-to-work states had cities crack …