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State Supreme Court Ruling: State Employees are Free to Exercise Right-to-Work

Court rules 4-3 that Civil Service Commission can't require involuntary payments to union

… workers may freely exercise right-to-work under a 4-3 ruling passed down … of Public Act 349 of 2012 (right-to-work). The UAW argued that PA 349 … result.” ~~~~~ See also: Right-to-Work in Michigan: A Visual …

Right-to-Work States Do Not Have Lower Wages

… accurately captures the impact of right-to-work laws on average state wages. This alternative … study, finds that average wages in right-to-work states are higher by modest but statistically …

Despite Shortage Of Bus Drivers, Union Wants Worker Fired For Not Paying Dues

Right-to-work law allows Wyoming Public Schools to protect employee

… 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. …

Poached Goose Eggs

Granholm's record and the case for right-to-work

… states bolsters the case for right-to-work laws. Mayer pointed to an … fundamental reforms, such as state right-to-work laws that make union membership … voluntary. The record of right-to-work states is pretty clear: …

The Right to Work Without Being Forced to Pay a Union

Mackinac Center efforts contribute to hundreds of thousands dropping Big Labor

… U.S. Supreme Court granted “right-to-work” status to 5 million public … about their First Amendment right to leave a union. Since then, … unions. Giving workers the right to choose whether they want … Mackinac Center priority. Our work was instrumental in making …

Breaking News!

… Capitol Confidential report from Indianapolis for more information on a right-to-work effort there. Additional CapCon reporting from Indiana can be found here …

With Right-to-Work, Employees No Longer Have to Put Up With Unions Opposed to Their Values

… warning its members about right-to-work laws that “undermine high-quality … critics of the NEA say what right-to-work laws really undermine is the … notwithstanding Michigan's right-to-work law: August is the …

Can Michigan Become a Right-to-Work State?

… manufacturing jobs nationwide, right-to-work laws have to be considered. There are 22 states that have right-to-work laws that allow employees to … possibility of Michigan enacting right-to-work legislation after the …

U.S. Census report for 2022 shows migration from Michigan

Michigan is a state people leave; right-to-work repeal could drive Michigan’s jobs and people elsewhere

… Mackinac Center, says that if right-to-work is repealed in Michigan, the … people Over the long run, right-to-work laws are associated with stronger … moved from states without right-to-work laws to states that …

INDIANA HOUSE PASSES RIGHT-TO-WORK BILL

Law prohibiting forced union dues now has clear path to governor's desk.

… main stumbling block to passage of a right-to-work law. While remaining in Indianapolis, … the House the enactment of an Indiana right-to-work law is all but guaranteed. See Michigan …

Teacher Right-to-Work Looking Like a Done Deal

Support from Senate, House and Governor may align for swift passage

… of legislation to provide right-to-work status for Michigan public … been that he wouldn't press right-to-work as an agenda item, but he'd … would that position apply to right-to-work just for teachers? …

Union Conservatives On Right-to-Work

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.

Why this Michigan paraprofessional left AFSCME

AFSCME has seen its Michigan membership fall by 49% since 2012, when right-to-work was signed into law

… special needs students. Sue has worked as a para-professional for … Learning Program. The program worked with students who have minor … the district and went on to work with Early Childhood Special … One-on-one paraprofessionals work with students individually. … The court ruled in favor of right-to-work protections for all …

Your Favorites: Our Top 10 Stories of 2012

A 'horseshoer' with no horses, drunk teachers and right-to-work coverage were some of the most popular articles

… becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state. In the past year, CapCon … Excessive Teacher Absences Over Right-to-Work” “Teacher Upset She Can’t Retire … Union ‘Free-Rider’ Myth in Right-to-Work Debate” "Extra Early …

New Data Bolster Finding of Right-to-Work Report

For Immediate Release

… the argument for a Michigan right-to-work (RTW) law, demonstrating that … disadvantage of unionized employees. Right-to-work laws are state statutes or … labor and imposing inefficient work rules, Vedder and Gallaway …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 18, 2012

Contents of this issue: Right-to-work legislation passes DPS cuts … Michigan land  Final MED of 2012 Right-to-Work Legislation Passes LANSING, … Michigan legislators passed a right-to-work bill last Tuesday, …

Mackinac Center Helps Right-to-Work Advocates in Missouri

… was about to take a vote on right-to-work. The educational efforts the … Show-Me State. Missouri passed right-to-work in 2017, though the law was … a union-led referendum. I worked with the Mackinac Center again …

Michigan’s Largest Teachers Union Has Lost 25 Percent of Its Members

MEA’s decline much greater than its ‘worst fears’ after right-to-work allowed teachers to leave

… membership numbers under the right-to-work law just going into effect … everybody’s worst fear.” Right-to-work means employers cannot require … membership is down 25 percent since right-to-work became law. MEA Spokesman …

More Than 140,000 Michiganders Have Left Their Unions Since 2012

Dec. 11 marked 10 years since Michigan became a right-to-work state

… 143,000 members since Michigan’s right-to-work law went into effect, according … whether to repeal Michigan’s right-to-work law, they should wrestle with … over the period. “Michigan’s right-to-work law is very simple …

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 …

MEA Ordered to Stop Violating School Employees’ Right-to-Work Law Rights

… school employees' rights under right-to-work violates state labor law and … specifically Michigan’s new right-to-work law. The case began when Jason … they would exercise their right to opt out of paying dues — …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Right-to-Work Debate: Former Labor Boss and Think Tank Labor Expert Square Off

Experts discuss free riders, shaming ex-members and more

… in a debate over Michigan’s right-to-work law. “Those who are behind … weakened,” Gaffney asserted. “Right-to-work comes from the rise of the political right in this country and the conservative …

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 …

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 …

Mackinac Center on TV: Skorup makes case for keeping Michigan a right-to-work state

Whitmer said repeal effort is “on the horizon”

… make the case for Michigan’s right-to-work law. Since March 2013, Michigan has had a right-to-work law, allowing people in union … even taking power, they named right-to-work repeal, which would …

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 …

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 …

Securing Right-to-Work Freedom for Ann Arbor Teacher

… should have triggered his right-to-work rights. The Mackinac Center … contracts entered into after right-to-work was enacted but before it went … bargaining unit to exercise a right explicitly conferred upon them …

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. …

Center Expert Cited on UAW Politics

… class warfare on this level,” Kersey added. “That is why Michigan needs right-to-work.”

And Then There Were 28

… become the 28th state to have a right-to-work law after its General Assembly … a Republican who supported right-to-work during his 2016 election campaign, … the fourth state to adopt a right-to-work law since Michigan …

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 …

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

… policy, describes her latest study on potential violations of Michigan's new "right-to-work" law by public school districts and teachers unions.

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," …

Labor Files

… how taxpayers foot the bill for public-sector union dues, the need for right-to-work protections in Michigan and how unions spend a fraction of the dues they …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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Ron Gettelfinger attacks right-to-work while hiding behind Martin Luther King's reputation

… unions and was opposed to right-to-work laws, under which workers cannot … talking about taking away the right to organize. What matters is … blacks. That’s how things are right now, without right-to-work and with the state …

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 …

Teachers Speak Out: The Aftermath of Right-to-Work

The recent right-to-work law passed in Michigan is having an … representation. Under the right-to-work law, union members must wait … 30-year career. Even before right-to-work, teachers who wished …

Union President Receives 'Outstanding Organizing' Award For Shutting Down School To Protest Right-to-Work Law

Taylor School District local union staged 'sick-out' forcing 7,500 students to miss school

… to go to Lansing to protest right-to-work legislation. As a result, about … the state’s recently signed right-to-work law. That security clause … enough employees showed up to work. Warren Consolidated Schools, …

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 …