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    Dec 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Michigan becomes the latest right-to-earn-less state

    It's one thing to pick a fight with public employee unions in Wisconsin and quite another for Michigan Republicans to take on all of organized labor, as happened with the "right-to-work" legislation that Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law Tuesday evening. Few states have a stronger union tradition, and the blow to the labor movement there could have ramifications far beyond Michigan's borders.
    It's one thing to pick a fight with public employee unions in Wisconsin and quite another for Michigan Republicans to take on all of organized labor, as happened with the "right-to-work" legislation that Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law Tuesday evening....

    Tags: Annapolis, Rick Snyder, Labor Markets, Barack Obama, Republican Party

    2. Dec 13, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  2. Unions Losing Power In Global Economy

    The Hartford Courant
    For all the fury and fistfights outside the Lansing Capitol, what happened in Michigan this week was a simple accommodation to reality. The most famously unionized state, birthplace of the United Auto Workers, royalty of the American working class, became...

    Tags: Unemployment, Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Globalization, Labor Legislation

    3. Dec 16, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. A right to words that work

    Words have power. If anyone wonders whether conservatives have taken the lead in effective political catchphrases, the term "right to work" should remove all doubt.
    Words have power. If anyone wonders whether conservatives have taken the lead in effective political catchphrases, the term "right to work" should remove all doubt. The phrase has popped up a lot in the news lately after Republican Gov. Rick Snyder...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Rick Snyder, Executive Branch, Government, Labor Legislation

    4. Dec 16, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. The irrelevance of right-to-work laws

    Some people love right-to-work laws, and some people really hate them. The reaction in Michigan when Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed one has been not only spirited but downright violent at times. The public was so fierce and divided that I was afraid the state might split into two separate parts. Oh, wait . . .
    Some people love right-to-work laws, and some people really hate them. The reaction in Michigan when Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed one has been not only spirited but downright violent at times. The public was so fierce and divided that I was afraid...

    Tags: Rick Snyder, Bankruptcy, William Goldman, Unions, Government

    5. Dec 14, 2012 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  5. Who moved my Twinkie?

    Mary Sanchez
    America lost one of its iconic brands last month when Hostess, maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other staples of postwar Middle America, closed up shop. The announcement was an occasion for wags to litter the Internet with jokes about...

    Tags: Mary Sanchez, Rick Snyder, Collective Contract, Chicago Teachers Strike, Unions

    6. Dec 16, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Column: Michigan's watershed moment

     WASHINGTON — Rick Snyder, who is hardly a human cactus, warned Michigan’s labor leaders. The state’s mild-mannered Republican governor, currently in his first term in his first public office, has rarely been accused of being, or praised...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Scott Walker, Rick Snyder, Unions

    7. Dec 15, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Column: When unions lose, workers lose

    America lost one of its iconic brands last month when Hostess, maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other staples of postwar Middle America, closed up shop.  The announcement was an occasion for wags to litter the Internet with jokes about...

    Tags: Chicago Teachers Strike, Rick Snyder, Collective Contract, Bankruptcy, Unions

    8. Dec 14, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  8. Michigan Latest Sign Unions Losing Ground

    The Hartford Courant
    Rick Snyder, who is hardly a human cactus, warned Michigan's labor leaders. The state's mild-mannered Republican governor, currently in his first term in his first public office, has rarely been accused of being, or praised for being, a fire-breathing...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Rick Snyder, Scott Walker, Executive Branch, Unions

    9. Dec 17, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Right-to-work Nevada a rare bright spot for labor

    The future of the American labor movement may lie just off the Las Vegas Strip, inside a squat building huddled in the shadow of the Stratosphere casino.
    The future of the American labor movement may lie just off the Las Vegas Strip, inside a squat building huddled in the shadow of the Stratosphere casino. That's the home of the Culinary Workers Local 226, a fast-growing union of hotel and casino...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Health and Safety at Work, AFL-CIO, Unions, Immigration

    10. Dec 16, 2012 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  10. Michigan story demonstrates the new economic realism

    WASHINGTON - For all the fury and fistfights outside the Lansing Capitol, what happened in Michigan this week was a simple accommodation to reality. The most famously unionized state, birthplace of the United Auto Workers, royalty of the American working class, became right-to-work.
    WASHINGTON - For all the fury and fistfights outside the Lansing Capitol, what happened in Michigan this week was a simple accommodation to reality. The most famously unionized state, birthplace of the United Auto Workers, royalty of the American...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Unemployment, Bankruptcy, Labor Legislation, World War II (1939-1945)

    11. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Right-to-work law gives state unions a new task

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Now that Michigan has become a right-to-work state, unions in this stronghold of organized labor confront a new and urgent problem: convincing members to continue paying for their services instead of taking them for free.
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Now that Michigan has become a right-to-work state, unions in this stronghold of organized labor confront a new and urgent problem: convincing members to continue paying for their services instead of taking them for free....

    Tags: Wage Contract Issues, United Steelworkers, Rick Snyder, Executive Branch, Collective Contract

    12. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  12. Right to work laws signed by Michigan governor

    Despite sometimes raucous protests, Michigan's Republican Governor signed Right to Work Laws passed Tuesday by the state legislature.
    Despite sometimes raucous protests, Michigan's Republican Governor signed Right to Work Laws passed Tuesday by the state legislature. The bills, one focused on public sector workers and one aimed at the private sector, passed the GOP-led House and...

    Tags: Rick Snyder, Executive Branch, Government, Republican Party, Labor Legislation

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