Tag: Right to Work
Tag: Right to Work
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Red States Versus Blue States: Jonathan Williams on The Lars Larson Show
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist, spoke with Lars Larson about the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States:…
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ALEC Weighs in on The Illinois’ Workers’ Right Amendment: The Center Square
ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Director, Gretchen Baldau, weighed in on Amendment One in Illinois in The Center Square. Opponents of the measure point out that…
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ALEC on NTD News: As Union Jobs Disappear, We’re Hopeful More States Back Right-to-Work Freedoms
Lee Schalk, ALEC VP of Policy, was recently featured on NTD News, reacting to a new study showing that states with pro-union laws are losing residents who are moving to…
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ALEC in The Epoch Times: Pro-Union States Lose a Million Jobs to Right-to-Work States
Lee Schalk, ALEC VP of Policy, was recently quoted in The Epoch Times commenting on a new study showing Americans are moving out of states with pro-union labor laws.
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Supreme Court Hearing Oral Arguments Regarding Public Sector Union Dues
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, a case very similar to one that has already been heard by eight of the nine…
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The Rest of the Story: Right-to-Work Could Spur Opportunity in the Buckeye State
Economic results conflict with the charge that right-to-work is a “radical change” that would “only take away from working families.” In fact, right-to-work states experienced nearly twice the rate of population growth and a more than 50 percent greater change in nonfarm employment.
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2017 is Right-to-Work’s Watershed Year
Workers should have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they want to join or fund a union without fear of losing their jobs. With the recent adoption…
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VIDEO: Right to Work Explained
There has been lots of conversation around the country on right-to-work, did you know for the first time ever, more Americans live in right-to-work states than not? Watch our video to…
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The NH Advantage Grows with Right-to-Work
With the election of Chris Sununu as governor of the Live Free or Die state, New Hampshire may soon become the 28th Right-to-Work state. Lawmakers in Kentucky just passed legislation…
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Video: John Tillman Addresses ALEC Attendees
“The truth is that we want to unleash the human spirit that lives within every one of us. We want to empower workers. We want to give them their freedom;…
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Video: Luke Hilgemann Discusses Employee Choice with ALEC Attendees
Americans for Prosperity CEO Luke Hilgemann shared his experiences while advancing Right to Work legislation over heavy union protests in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Hilgemann delivered his remarks to ALEC…
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Video: California Teacher Rebecca Friedrichs Addresses ALEC
Mrs. Rebecca Friedrichs described teachers unions’ intimidation tactics against teachers who don’t agree with them, and her experience taking her case against the California Teachers Association all the way to…
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What Can be Done after Friedrichs?
Public sector workers in over 20 states must continue paying union dues, like it or not, after the Supreme Court deadlocked in Friedrichs v…
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Right-to-Work in 2016
Even before the third month of the year is finished, there have already been major victories for advocates of increased worker freedom. For the first time, a majority of U.S.
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West Virginia Becomes the 26th Right-to-Work State
Today, the West Virginia Legislature overrode Governor Tomblin’s veto to enact the state’s Right-to-Work law, making West Virginia the 26th state in the nation to do so. Because West…
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KY Judge Rules Against 10th Amendment and Local Right Work
If local governments have been granted the power to pass local right-to-work by their respective states, the federal government has no say how those powers are delegated.
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West Virginia Takes Another Step Toward Becoming the 26th Right-to-Work State
Earlier today, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted to expand worker freedom and boost the state’s potential for economic growth. The House voted 54-46 to adopt the Workplace…
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Red States v. Blue States, Rich States v. Poor States
Sean Hannity spoke to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich about a recent Gallup poll indicating that for the first time in the group’s tracking history, a majority of American states lean Republican. The group found that in 2008, 35 states favored the Democrat party, as opposed to merely 5 that leaned Republican.
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West Virginia Moves towards Becoming the 26th Right-to-Work State
Last week, the West Virginia Senate voted to expand worker freedom and boost the state’s potential for economic growth. This was accomplished by voting to adopt 17-16 a right-to-work…
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Video: Friedrichs Supporters Stand for Free Speech
On Monday morning, ALEC staff gathered with teachers, parents, legislators and grassroots leaders on the steps of the Supreme Court to support Rebecca Friedrichs, a California teacher who is fighting…