New Orleans There is little question that the conservatives are coming after unions, even while they make the outrageous claim that they are now the workers’ party in the wake of the recent election. Since the Wisconsin counterrevolution when the right was successful in eliminating union shop for public employees, the drums have been beating …
Tag: Right to Work
Meth, Mailings, Tax Exemptions, and the National Right to Work Committee
New Orleans The National Right to Work Committee has long been the bane of the labor movement’s existence, as it campaigns from state to state, courthouse to courthouse, and, more recently in Kentucky, county to county, to make it as difficult as possible for union members to pay dues to their organizations. The Committee was …
The History of Right to Work
Denver We are running an interesting piece in the current issue of Social Policy that looks at the historical antecedents of right-to-work legislation in the Midwest in places like Indiana and Michigan. Dan Kaufman, writing of the New York Times Magazine, a couple of weeks ago in a piece largely about Wisconsin called “Fate of …