Number Twenty-Three Stays Right to Work
In February 2012, advocates for employee rights welcomed Indiana as the 23rd state to pass a right-to-work law under which…
Big Labor Wants Their Dues
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” So it was for Michael Corleone in The Godfather…
It’s Always Sunny In Right To Work States
Several states are right on Michigan’s heels as they push to become the 25th right-to-work state. Missouri may soon take the lead — Republicans…
Union Sues Indiana on Right to Work; Cites Citizens United?
According to President Obama, striking down the Affordable Care Act would be unforgivable judicial activism. According to his grassroots base,…
Democrats Return for Final Right-to-Work Vote
In order to avoid giving Indiana House Republicans the quorum necessary to vote on right-to-work legislation, most House Democrats have been…
Unions Could Disrupt Super Bowl
The right-to-work battle is heating up in Indiana, and labor unions look desperate. So desperate in fact, that union leaders…
Indiana House Democrats Stall Democratic Process to Protect Unions
Back in November of 2011, Labor Pains told readers not to hold their breath for a 23rd right to work…
Don’t Hold Your Breath for a 23rd Right to Work State
After the successes of New Jersey’s Chris Christie and Wisconsin’s Scott Walker in tempering the power of public sector unions, the…
Unions Take Strong Stand for Right-to-Ignore-the-Facts Laws
Time for some more union mythbusting. Today’s lesson centers on an old union chestnut about right-to-work laws, which forbid unions…
Elections Have Consequences, Union Edition
As President Barack Obama said two years ago, “Elections have consequences”. He’s probably less enthusiastic about that bromide today —…