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State of the State: Union Protests Outside Capitol

… "State of the State" address. Though anti-right-to-work demonstrators arrived at the State … pictures of lawmakers who approved the right-to-work law. The crowd was far smaller than …

Worker’s Choice Gives Unions and Employees More Freedom

New study solves the issue of “forced-riders” and so-called “free riders”

… do not want to pay them.     Before right-to-work, unions could get employees fired for … workers in a bargaining unit. Even with right-to-work, individual workers represented by …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 8, 2013

… loses 1,500 members under right-to-work Declining birth rate will dramatically … Loses 1,500 Members Under Right-to-Work EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan … were extended just before right-to-work took effect, The News …

Beach Affront

… beachfront property owners have the right to exclude others from their property. As the right to exclude is a traditional … that the general public has a right to walk the Great Lakes shoreline, … trumps the property owners’ right to exclude. These divergent … erosion. Unfortunately more work is needed to reacquaint the …

MLive.com Picks Up Capitol Confidential Story

… m reports on a story that Michigan Capitol Confidential broke regarding right-to-work legislation introduced in the Michigan House and Senate. MichiganVotes.org …

Part-time grocery worker says AG had to intervene in dues skim

Michigan attorney general’s office helped employee use his legal right to opt out of union membership

… two years after Michigan’s right-to-work law took effect. Right-to-work allows workers at union shops … paying the union, as was his right under the law. But the union …

Michigan Teacher Union vs. Success of Right-to-Work in N.C. and Oklahoma

… Doug Pratt asserted that two right-to-work states lost jobs when they adopted right-to-work legislation. “You look at … they lost jobs when they went right-to-work,” Pratt said. But …

News Release: Mackinac Center Unveils "Right-to-Work Dashboard"

A quick guide to how much Michigan could gain by protecting worker rights

… need for Michigan to become a right-to-work state, according to Mackinac … the posting of an online "Right-to-Work Dashboard." This regularly … the economic performance of right-to-work states to that of non-right-to-work …

Indiana Dems Still Boycotting To Avoid Right-To-Work Vote

… Democrats are continuing their work stoppage. Republicans control … way the Democrats can stop a right-to-work measure from being passed – … their amendment to put the right-to-work issue on the November ballot …

Center Scholar Discusses New RTW Study on WJR

Positive economic growth in RTW states

… morning, discussing a new study on right-to-work that he and co-author Michael LaFaive … growth experienced by states with right-to-work laws compared to what would have occurred …

Right-to-Work Impact Study First Measure of Michigan, Indiana Laws

… state Legislature adopted a right-to-work statute, which said nobody … makers and legislators that right-to-work states frequently do better … borders, where one state enjoyed right-to-work protections and an …

10 Years Later, Right-to-Work Still Matters in Michigan

Right-to-work was never about unions. It was always about you. … gavels in Lansing. They’ve put right-to-work in their sights and named it … your choice. At one point, right-to-work was the impossible …

Dems Don't Run: Standoff Ends — Indiana Right-to-Work Obstacle Cleared

A dispatch from Indianapolis

… way of Indiana becoming a right-to-work state was a threatened walk-out … would basically have been a work stoppage, the Democrats backed … the Democrats have returned, right-to-work legislation is expected to …

The Right-to-Work Advantage in Economic Growth: A Look at Past Performance

Right-to-work states have generally had higher economic growth … the labor force looking for work. A growing economy has jobs … period in the late 1980s, right-to-work states over the past 30 years …

Indy Democrats Still Not Showing Up — Right-to-Work Standoff Drags On

… Indiana Republicans to pass right-to-work legislation remained stalled … using this authority over the right-to-work issue last year that resulted … for three days to keep the right-to-work legislation from moving. …

Union Sues Indiana Governor; Claims Right-To-Work Law Enforces Slavery

… Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels over right-to-work legislation is claiming that … union claims that the Indiana right-to-work bill "requires dues-paying union members to work alongside non-union personnel," …

Note to Hillary Clinton: Right-to-Work Laws Are Very Popular

Democratic candidate asks ‘why aren’t I 50 points ahead’ because of union issue

… fight back against so-called right-to-work. Right-to-work is wrong for workers and wrong … ForTheRecord says: Perhaps because right-to-work laws — which prohibit …

Breaking News: Indiana Dems Run Again, Right-to-Work Bill On Hold

… becoming the nation's 23rd right-to-work state is once again in limbo. … supposed to lead to a vote on right-to-work legislation by the end of this … the Democrats can stop the right-to-work bill from passing is …

Indiana Dems Lose On Right-to-Work Bill and Run Again

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's right-to-work legislation crawled a little … to become the nation's 23rd right-to-work state. Under House Bill 1001, … Democrats can stop or delay a right-to-work measure from passing …

News Release: Unemployment Rates Lower in Right-to-Work State

Latest unemployment figures indicate value of voluntary unionism, says Center scholar

… Statistics, show that state right-to-work laws have a significant effect … December 2008, states with right-to-work laws had an average unemployment … percent for states without right-to-work. Under a right-to-work …

Today May Be 'High Noon' Over Indiana Right-to-Work Bill

… saying they'll show up for work today. If the Democrats keep … would hold a debate today on a right-to-work measure. Basically, the debate … will become the nation's 23rd right-to-work state. Under the legislation …

Forced Unionism an Assault on Liberty

… Relations Manager Ted O'Neil explain in today's Detroit Free Press that right-to-work is as much about liberty as it is about economics.

Labor Policy Expert in Lansing State Journal

Vernuccio on RTW one year later

… today’s Lansing State Journal about the one-year anniversary of Michigan’s right-to-work law passing, and what the law means — and doesn’t mean — to the state. 

Two GOP Reps Help 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 …

Mackinac Center Events

… Safety & Justice Roundtable Success is more likely when different sides work together. That’s one takeaway from September’s Michigan Safety and Justice … decisions. His talk emphasized how he favors free-market competition and has worked to limit the bureaucracy and heavy regulation that has been a legacy of …

Right-to-work repeal could make Michigan’s job slump worse

Whitmer orders more bloodletting to cure state’s anemic post-shutdown recovery

… recent repeal of the state’s right-to-work law is likely to make that … worsen with the repeal of right-to-work, according to a study published … University, measured the impact of right-to-work laws in various states. …

Michigan’s Right-To-Work Law Improves Lives But 'Screwing Up' Media Narratives

Incomes here were falling before law went into effect, have risen since

… weeks after Michigan’s new right-to-work policy was signed into law … years before Michigan adopted right-to-work, it had been dead last among … 13.0% in the eight years after right-to-work became the law. Figures …

Right-to-Work Repeats Itself; Indiana Democrats Manufacture a Filibuster

A dispatch from Indianapolis

…  In the ongoing battle over right-to-work legislation in Indiana, the … Friday morning over a proposed right-to-work bill, but for the second consecutive … legislation that would have provided right-to-work protections to public-sector …

Teamsters Discriminate Against Dearborn Workers

… the union's misreading of Michigan's right-to-work law. The union recently adopted a policy … processing of filing grievances. The right-to-work law clearly states that no employee …

New Right-to-Work Website Can Help Union Workers Opt Out of Membership; Provides Information on Benefits of Being a Right-to-Work State

… questions about Michigan’s right-to-work law and provides sample opt-out … exercising their new freedoms under right-to-work, according to Labor Policy … legislation making Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the nation, …

Public Sector Unions’ Mixed Fortunes After Michigan Right-To-Work Law

Too soon to tell how much U.S. Supreme Court’s extension of RTW to public sector nationwide will affect union finances

Since Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect in 2013, … employees have exercised their right to opt out of paying union … Supreme Court established right-to-work for public employees across …

Making Michigan Right-to-Work: Implementation Problems in Public Schools

… responded to Michigan's 2012 “right-to-work” law. It describes the key … with contracts subject to the right-to-work law removed language that would … they would be subject to the right-to-work law, but then didn’t …

Union-Supported Ballot Proposal Targets Right-to-Work, Recent Reforms

UAW-backed constitutional amendment would prevent future workplace choice

… prevent Michigan from becoming a right-to-work state. Instead, it would put … Constitution that would prohibit right-to-work legislation. Right-to-work prohibits labor contracts …

As Unions Try to Overturn Right-to-Work in Courts, Mackinac Offers Solution

… Mary approach to eliminating right-to-work for the entire country. On … brought court cases challenging right-to-work in Wisconsin and Idaho. The lawsuits claim that right-to-work laws violate the U.S. …

Right-to-Work and School Choice Are Victories for You and Your Children

… ambitious goals: Make Michigan a right-to-work state and achieve universal … aspirational was the prospect of right-to-work that for 20 years, some of … becomes politically inevitable. Right-to-work was too important for …

Model Language for Michigan Right-to-Work Amendment Released Today by Mackinac Center

Amendment would send “meaningful message about the state’s business climate and the importance of workers’ rights”

… case law in the nation’s 22 right-to-work states. Such an amendment has … Wright said this morning: "This right-to-work amendment would grant Michigan … Wright’s review of other states’ right-to-work provisions led him …

Minnesota Moves on Right-to-Work, Taps Mackinac Center For Bill Wording

… Minnesota lawmakers sought a right-to-work measure they turned to the … used for a pair of Minnesota right-to-work proposals. Under a right-to-work law, employees who …

Labor Expert Discusses Boeing Move

Vernuccio on Fox Business

… a decision by Boeing to build a new plant in South Carolina, which is a right-to-work state, rather than expanding operations in Puget Sound, Wash., where it …

Commentary: RTW States Doing Better

Growing twice as fast as forced unionization states

… studies debating the merits of right-to-work legislation. Because state … national recession, low-tax, right-to work states have been gaining the … when evaluating states. And right-to-work states are still significantly …

Gotion is ‘wholly owned’ by a Chinese company, and 2 other takeaways from its foreign-agent filing

Gotion’s FARA declaration contradicts its articles of association

… CPC Central Committee and the State Council as well as relevant important work arrangements of the Party organization at the higher level... The question … environmental impact say they have received no answers. Gotion and The Right Place, the economic development firm that lured it to West Michigan, are …

National Employee Freedom Week Announced

Center among dozens of groups promoting voluntary unionism

… union dues if they are in a right-to-work state; To become an agency fee payer in a non-right-to-work state (or if they are waiting … expire so a recently enacted right-to-work law applies to them …

Government workers can’t be forced into unions even after right-to-work repeal

Know your Janus rights: For Michigan teachers, police, firefighters & others, worker freedom is guaranteed

… legislation repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law, which has passed the House … you stand with respect to right-to-work. The bad news is that many … resigned their memberships under right-to-work will have to pay dues …

DeVos Credits Mackinac Center on RTW Passage

Vernuccio talks about falling union numbers

… business community and key legislators for getting a right-to-work law passed in Michigan in a recent speech at the … Snyder and the Legislature pursued “Freedom to Work.” Labor Policy Director F. Vincent Vernuccio discussed …

UAW Member: Union Workers 'Need to Embrace' Right-to-Work Laws

A union worker discusses organized labor

… leaders promote. They favor right-to-work laws and oppose being forced … should union members support right-to-work legislation? A. Union members need to embrace right-to-work legislation because …

Union Sues Teacher For Exercising Her Right-To-Work Option

Michigan banned compulsory union fees in 2013, MEA still trying to collect them

… five years after Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect, the state’s … teachers who exercised their right under the law to stop paying … Digneit, a retired teacher who worked with special needs students … out, before the passage of right-to-work. Unions contended …

Dues-Paying Membership In Teachers Union Has Collapsed Since Right-To-Work

MEA's persuasion and manipulative contract extensions not enough to keep teachers paying

… December 2013, Michigan’s new right-to-work law had been in effect for … day the governor signed a right-to-work bill and the time it took effect. … 2013, just two days before right-to-work became effective. …

Supreme Court Could Bring Right-To-Work To Government Employees Nationwide

Janus case a do-over of the Friedrichs case; ruling expected next June

… same effect as establishing a right-to-work law for public sector employees … such a law. Michigan passed right-to-work legislation in 2012, but Janus … not covered by Michigan’s right-to-work law. Also, a handful …

Right-To-Work Repeal Bill Denies Government Workers’ Civil Rights

Michigan Dem’s legislation appears to defy US Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus ruling

… essentially repeal the Michigan right-to-work law enacted in 2012. One of … workplaces, by deleting the right-to-work provision that prohibits employers … fees since the passage of right-to-work in the state. Many …

Despite Bluster And Bullying, 32,208 Left Teachers Union Since Right-To-Work

MEA suffered another legal embarrassment this month

… Legislature had enacted a right-to-work law, the president of the Michigan … from the MEA since Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect, reducing … announced Sept. 12 by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, …

Whitmer would violate her own directive by signing right-to-work repeal

An appropriation attached to the bill gives it immunity to a voter referendum, something Whitmer once opposed

… objects to in the legislature’s right-to-work repeal bills.  The governor … of the state’s decade-old right-to-work law despite her stated misgivings … legislation that circumvents the right to a referendum,” Whitmer wrote …

Wayne State University: We Got A Deal; Take Our Word For It

University president says if faculty members don't like the deal, 'they can always quit'

… officials say the state's right-to-work law helped the university get … ticking toward the state's right-to-work law going into effect. At stake … through 2021. The state's right-to-work law goes into effect …

Final Passage, Text and Roll Call Votes on RTW

Private-sector right-to-work, enrolled Senate Bill 116, now Public Act 349 … of bill as enacted Public-sector right-to-work, enrolled House Bill 4003, now Public …

Court Ruling Impacts Civil Service Employees

… advisory opinion on the state’s new right-to-work law reflects poorly on the law, but … questions presented on Michigan’s right-to-work law will need to make its way through …

Vernuccio on Worker Freedom

Panel discussion in Washington, D.C.

… Vernuccio at a panel discussion on right-to-work Saturday held at CPAC near Washington, … while it took 20 years to achieve right-to-work in Michigan, “It’s not going to be …

How Right-to-Work and the End of the 'Dues Skim' Killed the SEIU in Michigan

Membership, revenue and political spending plummet

… “dues skim” and then passing right-to-work. Dues Skim In 2005, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm worked with the SEIU to “organize” … ended officially in 2013. Right-to-Work In the meantime, state legislators …

Right-to-Work May Soon Come to Public Sector Workers Everywhere

… making all public employees right-to-work. The potential impact of the … years since Michigan went right-to-work, the Michigan Education Association … surrounding publicity, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation …

Court Says Union's Anti-Right-To-Work Deal 'Hostile' to Teachers

Pursuit of 'own financial advantage' was 'reckless and indifferent' to school employees

… in spite of Michigan's new right-to-work law. The law prohibits employers … courts must follow. Michigan’s right-to-work law was enacted in December … districts that in the days before right-to-work went into effect entered …

Taylor Teachers Fight Union Subversion of Right-to-Work Law

When right-to-work was passed in Michigan, it was only a matter … fees. This is a practice that right-to-work was meant to end. What the … before March 28, when the right-to-work law took effect, separate …

Will Teacher Right-to-Work Die With The Recall Election of Rep. Paul Scott?

… is off, does that mean the Right to Work for Teachers bill will flounder? … it was referred to as the Right-to-Work for Teachers bill. In that … legislation evaporate? “'Right-to-Teach', which would allow …

“Sometimes You Need to Drink Goat Milk To Keep the Trade in it Legal”

Brett Kittredge on how good communications work kept Mississippi lawmakers from outlawing goat milk

… it, you just kind of laugh, right?” The initial reaction people … the bill, however, would take work. A ban on goat-milk sales would … interest in the subject, and they worked to broadcast their message. … This is good communications work: Finding an issue that affects … engaged and pointed in the right direction. This can shift the …

State Economic Outlook from David Littmann

Discussed DBusiness article on WJR

… factors — including increased auto sales, lower state taxes and Michigan’s right-to-work law — make for an optimistic outlook in 2014 for the state’s economy. Littmann …

US House Would Overturn Michigan's Right-to-Work Law

Michigan voters rejected similar union overreach in 2012

… would effectively nullify right-to-work laws in Michigan and 26 other … month. The Protecting the Right to Organize, or PRO Act, has … era, which lets states enact right-to-work laws. Under such laws, unions …

Lansing Protest: ‘I Think We Are Making History’

Signs: ‘I want to work’; ‘Reopen Michigan Now’; ‘Let MI people mow!’

… “Well, we are going to get back to work soon, guys. Hang in there,” Maddock … holding a sign that read: “I want to work.” The man told Breitbart News he works … out here. These people just want to work. This is the anger that is building,” … the 2020 presidential election. “Right now, what Gretchen Whitmer has done, …

Mackinac Takes on Ann Arbor Teachers Union in Right-to-Work Case

… exercising their rights under right-to-work. The statewide union refused … wasn't able to exercise his right-to-work rights. His district’s union … was reached in August 2015. Right-to-work was supposed to take …

Mackinac Center Files Amicus in Pivotal Right-to-Work Case

Janus v. AFSCME could extend freedom of association to all public workers

… urges the court to extend right-to-work freedoms to all public employees … public sector unions in non-right-to-work states could have nonmembers … at the bargaining table. “Right-to-work functionally stopped …

Federal Labor Law, State Labor Law and Right-to-Work

… understanding the role of right-to-work laws. The "supremacy clause"[7] … the power to prevent state right-to-work laws from becoming legally … union shops,[12] trumped the right-to-work amendment in the Nebraska …

Making Michigan Right-to-Work: Encouraging School Districts to Follow the Law

When Michigan’s right-to-work law was passed in December 2012, … school district unions have worked in conjunction with the Michigan … questions under Michigan’s right-to-work law. These districts were identified …

Ask the Economist: The Benefits of Right-to-Work Laws; and What Is Inflation?

… asked two questions, one about right-to-work laws and the other about inflation. … Center. You asked, "Would right-to-work laws benefit the economy wherever … same benefits we see from right-to-work laws might not appear …

32,000 Flee Teachers Union Under Michigan Right-To-Work Law

Former member blames Michigan Education Association’s bullying tactics

… active members since Michigan’s right-to-work law was enacted six years ago … members in the first year of right-to-work. “I wouldn’t have been surprised … who started to leave due to right-to-work,” Perialas said. “Rather …

Oakland County teacher training: You may already be guilty of microaggression

Believe in hard work, opportunity, and America? Those are micro-aggressions, according to two school districts in Michigan’s richest communities

… know everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough. In fact, America is the land of opportunity … “Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.” Saying, “You people …” Being forced … Rochester Community School District members have the right to be safe, valued and respected.... We recognize …

$23K School Employee Upset that MEA President’s Pension Spiked by $200K Union Salary

MEA president Steve Cook is considered a 'school employee' for Lansing Schools – where he doesn't work

… was inappropriate. Allen worked in the discipline-and-attendance … month. Knowing that Michigan's right-to-work law went into effect in March … because the day before the right-to-work law went into effect, the union …

MEA Loses Court Battle

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Michigan law; school districts do not have to do union’s work in collecting dues

… such deductions should stop immediately.” Despite Michigan becoming a right-to-work state on March 28, currently most teachers must still pay union dues or …

Worker’s Choice Solves Free-/Forced-Rider Problem in Wisconsin

Vernuccio op-ed explains idea in national publications

… judge struck down the state’s right-to-work law April 8, he relied on the … giving employees the ability to work without the fear of being fired … real issue is that even in right-to-work states, those who work in unionized …

August Is ‘Get Out of the Union Month’ For Teachers

MEA says it's dedicated to enforcing the one-month only window for teachers to exercise their rights

… granted under the state's right-to-work law. Unlike other union workers, … legal means at our disposal" to work against teachers who want to … "We believe that under the right-to-work law, educators should be able …

Teamsters Union Backs Away From Discriminatory Practice

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation lawsuit prompts policy change

… union as part of the state's right-to-work law. After being taken to court … case.  Under the state's right-to-work law, employees cannot be required … 1, just three months after the right-to-work law went into effect. …

Union, District Force Non-Union Teacher to Pay for Union Release Time

Teacher Adam Neuman sues MEA affiliate and Brighton Schools

… teacher to leave the classroom to work on union business, Neuman felt … his rights under Michigan’s right-to-work law. But the union informed … allows the union steward to work on union matters during the … violates two Michigan laws – right-to-work and another 2012 law …

In Great Lakes States, Union Retribution Fizzles

GOP Governors who challenged Big Labor all returned to office

… Republican Legislature passing a right-to-work law, thousands of union members … Legislature, “Could we shove it right down their throats?” Al Garrett, … would be able to get rid of it right away. … In November of 2014, … both houses. The state's new right-to-work law was barely mentioned …

Warren Mayor Giving Away Anti-RTW Bumper Stickers

… mayor is offering free bumper stickers to people opposed to Michigan’s new right-to-work law, according to The Detroit News. “If he wants to prevent workers’ freedom …

Union Protesters' Attack Hits Local Employer with $35K Tent Destruction

Business Owner: 'They cut our tents up into little pieces and passed them out as souvenirs'

… lawn during protests against right-to-work legislation this week. The … done at a union rally against right-to-work legislation, which passed in … other states — rallied against right-to-work legislation. Union …

Right-To-Work For More? Michigan Income Growth the Nation’s Third-Fastest

State’s unemployment rate hits 15 year low

… before and since Michigan enacted its right-to-work law in 2012, that the measure leads … incomes. Unions coined the phrase “right-to-work-for-less” to advance their argument. …

Sponsor Of Medicaid Work Requirements: They’re The ‘Right Thing To Do’

Able-bodied beneficiaries would have to get a job, get training, go to school or do community service

… impose certain training or work requirements as a condition … federal waivers to make the work and education requirements … considered, some legislators tried to work with federal government to … addition to imposing education and work requirements, Shirkey’s legislation … it is that because it’s the right thing to do,” Shirkey said. …

Union Threatens Hall of Fame Coach With Legal Action For Not Paying Dues

In 34 years, teacher says he was never notified of 'August window'

… locally and nationally for his work as a wrestling coach. In February … union as part of the state's right-to-work law. In response to being … they could opt out under the right-to-work law. "If it's important for …

Ann Arbor Schools Bargains Over 'Prohibited Subject'

Law gives school boards sole authority to set teacher merit pay

… public-sector unions. The right-to-work law enacted by the Legislature … and March 28, 2013 – the day right-to-work became effective. The effect … Commissioners meeting prior to the right-to-work law going into effect, …

An inconvenient right

… invested their life savings in a business called Western Seafood. The Gores "worked from can till can't" for many years as they developed the business. Eventually, … resist abuse of eminent domain find they are defending an inconvenient right.

Disrespect, Bullying Convinces Paraeducator That Union Not Interested in its Members

'This has set a fire under me like you would not believe'

… Association over the state's right-to-work law. In September, Breza said … Breza should be eligible for right-to-work because her union's contract … health care provisions after right-to-work became law. By reopening …

Media Covers Taylor Teachers' Lawsuit

… School District that would prevent the plaintiffs from exercising their right-to-work freedom. MLive, the Livingston Daily Press & Argus and Southgate News-Herald …

Taylor Teachers Fight Union Insecurity Clause

… decade-long agreement to continue taking money from them. Michigan became a right-to-work state in December 2012. The law bans the practice of requiring employees …

Teachers Victorious In Their Quest To Get Out Of The MEA

Union drops its fight against Miriam Chanski and Ray Arthur, but others still locked in

… happy with the outcome and the work that the Mackinac Center Legal …   "This is a step in the right direction, but with 8,000 people in jeopardy, clearly more work needs to be done," Wright said. … their local union. Michigan's right-to-work law no longer allows unions …

‘It’s Not Getting Better Here': Teacher On Life After Right-To-Work

But his pay is up $9,300 over five years

… when asked why she got involved in the union: “I worked for one year in North Carolina—in a right-to-work state—in ’96. Came back and eventually saw the …

Union Exec Claims Posting Names of Workers Who Opted Out Serves As Membership Reminder for Others

Workers who left the union not buying his answer; say it's an intimidation tactic

… union as part of the state's right-to-work law. "You're not harassing … that means I opted out to my right to privacy, too?" Roehrig … 'Free Rider Problem' Myth In Right-to-Work Debate Union Will Use 'Any …

Court of Appeals Says Union Power Grab Should Be on Ballot

Opponents say they will appeal to State Supreme Court

… supporters have a First Amendment right to spend money on elections, … Michigan from ever becoming a right-to-work state. Under right-to-work laws, employees are given the …

U.S. Supreme Court Discusses Right-to-Work For All Public Employees

Union 'dues skim' case could mean the end of forced unionization of home-based caregivers, others

… turning the United States into a right-to-work nation regarding public sector … essentially be the same as applying right-to-work to all public sector unions … First Amendment." Smith: "Right. And . . ." Justice Kennedy: …

Freeing Teachers from Decade of Forced Unionism

… became the country’s 24th right-to-work state. The law prohibits employers … legislative session, meaning the right-to-work law will take effect on March … portion of the law that requires right-to-work to take effect anytime …

Union Bullying Story Draws National Attention

CapCon broke story about RTW "intimidation" list

… published the names of 19 former members who resigned under Michigan’s right-to-work law in its statewide winter 2013 newsletter, labeling the workers as “freeloaders.” …

The Good News And Bad News For UAW Members

Their money is being mismanaged but you don’t have to contribute

… non-prevailing wage labor to save money. The other good news is that Michigan is a right-to-work state. No worker can be forced to pay union dues and fees in order to have …

Iceberg Ahead: Unions May Play Right-to-Work Off on Teachers

… headlines when it became the 24th right-to-work state: Employers will no longer … that employees are forced to work under is an all-or-nothing … their field or proficiency. Right-to-work could do much good for public …

Teachers' Union Wants Lawsuit Moved Out of Court

Lawyer for Taylor union and district administration want state agency to decide contract extension legitimacy issue

… defense of the Taylor School District's right-to-work dodging contract. On Feb. 28, three … between the signing of Michigan's right-to-work law in December and today, the date the …

Independent Union Shows Unions Can Prosper Under Right-To-Work

Roscommon Teachers Association left the MEA and doesn't have to bully members to keep them

… stop paying dues and fees, despite a Michigan right-to-work law that lets workers quit the union any time of … Information; Silent On How To Opt Out Ruling Upholds the Right of Public Employees to Resign From Union Whenever …