Right-To-Work Is Right For Ohio* (and Elsewhere)

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  April 9th at 12:30 PM  | 

* See update at bottom.  As today’s government-union bosses push higher taxes, establish dues schemes to fund their bloated salaries and union-bought politicians, the evidence has become pretty clear: Government unions have become political, parasitic entities injuring taxpayers and the communities they control (see Central Falls and Providence, RI; Detroit, MI; and the once-great State of California for examples). In the private sector, however, where taxpayers’ | Read More »

A Former Union Thug’s Take On Right-to-Work: What’s Right & What’s Not…

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  February 2nd at 10:00 PM  | 

Having spent nearly a decade as a former union representative and activist (aka “union thug”) in a Right-to-Work state, it has been interesting to discuss and watch the activities and debates over the Right-to-Work battles occuring within the various states. Having been on both sides of the labor-management equation, it’s easy to see the two sides of the coin—the pluses and the minuses—that come into play with Right | Read More »

Colt Firearm’s Florida Move Has UAW Job-Killers In Connecticut Worried

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  December 12th at 01:45 PM  | 

As Connecticut continues to shoot itself in its foot (so to speak), job creators are rightfully beginning to look elsewhere for locales that do not view businesses as cannon fodder. Colt Firearms appears to be one of the many Connecticut companies looking for a less hostile home. To clarify, Florida is a Right-to-Work state and Connecticut is not. Which may be why the UAW is so | Read More »

Union’s Use of ‘Scab’ Draws Attention to Iowa’s Fight Over Right-to-Work

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  February 23rd at 02:55 PM  | 

Iowa, the home of union-ally Sen. Tom Harkin (D) and the first state to have a crack at presidential contenders, has become a battleground of sorts over whether public unions will gain the right to require public workers throughout the state to pay union “representation fees.” All public employee unions could charge nonmembers fees for services under an amendment introduced Monday to broaden an already | Read More »