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December 30, 2005 » Union Bosses' Man Wins Virginia Governorship

But Committee Vows to Block Big Labor Schemes in Legislature

December 29, 2005 » House GOP ‘Mollifying Instead of Mobilizing’

Committee Prepares For Possible Changes in Majority Leadership

December 22, 2005 » Toyota's Site Selection No-Brainer

In November, the Wall Street Journal reported that Toyota is in the process of choosing a site for a new plant to produce more engines and transmissions in the U.S. Wherever it’s located, this plant will create good jobs for American employees and good products for American consumers. But Toyota executives are almost certainly giving ample weight to the Right to Work factor in their site-selection process.

December 22, 2005 » November/December 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

December 22, 2005 » Big Labor Appeaser Wins Homeland Gavel

Peter King Gets New Opportunities to Undermine the Right to Work

December 20, 2005 » Union Bosses Fight to Cut School's Salary Offer

'Incentive Pay' Plan For Hard-to-Fill Position Sparks Firestorm

December 20, 2005 » White House Surrenders on Davis-Bacon Relief

Capitulation Bad For Taxpayers, Independent Construction Workers

December 7, 2005 » Committee Assails 'Card Check' Forced Unionism

Mobilized Members Wage Campaign For Enactment of H.R.874/S.1173

December 5, 2005 » Right to Work Can Be Winning Issue in 2006

Prominent Senator Asks Majority Leader to Hold Vote on S.370

December 5, 2005 » Big Labor 'Card Check' Schemes Rife With Abuses

Union Bosses' Mistrust of Workers Causes Tactic to Spread

December 2, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: Delusions of Autoworkers Union Bosses, Weak-Willed

November 22, 2005 » Deroy Murdock on the Tavis Smiley Radio Show speaking about the Davis-Bacon Act

November 4, 2005 » Letter to President George W. Bush

October 31, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: ‘Change to Win’ Bosses Linked to ‘Reds,’ Racketeers, and Forced-Dues Rip Offs

October 31, 2005 » GOP Appeasement of Big Labor: Not Very Sharp

By Mark Mix

October 27, 2005 » Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn Cosponsors Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on October 26, 2005 Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn (R) signed on as a cosponsor to forced dues repeal legislation in the U. S. Senate known as the National Right to Work Act.

October 27, 2005 » U. S. Representative Henry Bonilla Cosponsors Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on October 20, 2005 Texas Rep. Henry Bonilla (R- Dist. 23) signed on as a cosponsor to forced dues repeal legislation in the U. S. House of Representatives known as the National Right to Work Act.

October 26, 2005 » 'It Only Takes Once to Repeal Idaho's Law'

Big Labor Again Scheming to Restore Forced Unionism in Gem State

October 25, 2005 » Clinton-Era NLRB Precedents Still Lingering

Status Quo Likely to Persist Until Two Board Vacancies Are Filled

October 24, 2005 » Teachers Fight Big Labor Political Scam

California Union Bosses' Forced-Dues Privileges Breed Many Abuses

October 21, 2005 » From Job Liquidation to Job Expansion

State Right to Work Law Helps Reinvigorate Tulsa Fixture Company

October 20, 2005 » Anti-Right to Work Rhetoric Runs Into Reality

Union 'Employee Council' Plans to Bargain For Its Members Only

October 17, 2005 » U. S. Representative Barbara Cubin Cosponsors Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on October 17, 2005 Wyoming Rep. Barbara Cubin (R) signed on as a cosponsor to forced dues repeal legislation in the U. S. House of Representatives known as the National Right to Work Act.

October 6, 2005 » U. S. Representative Phil Gingrey Cosponsors Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on October 6, 2005 Georgia Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-11) signed on as a cosponsor to forced dues repeal legislation in the U. S. House of Representatives known as the National Right to Work Act.

October 6, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: Union Bosses Take ‘Food From Mouths of Hungry Schoolchildren’

October 6, 2005 » Union 'Splitters' Duck Invitation to Testify

Rather Than Answer Awkward Questions, They Skip H.R.500 Hearing

October 5, 2005 » Hearing Spurs Hopes For Further H.R.500 Action

Senate Panel Poised to Consider Companion Right to Work Measure

October 5, 2005 » October 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

September 28, 2005 » Free Choice for Workers: Protecting the Fundamental Liberties of American Labor

September 21, 2005 » September 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

September 20, 2005 » Will Congress Stop Union-Only D.C. Stadium Scam?

Constitution Authorizes Pro-Right to Work Federal Intervention

September 12, 2005 » Committee Members Fight Union-Boss 'Welfare'

Press For Major Cuts in Taxpayer Subsidies For Forced Unionism

September 11, 2005 » Big Labor, little payoff

Washington Times
by Mark Mix

September 9, 2005 » Photos from H.R. 500 National Right to Work Act Hearing

U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs

September 9, 2005 » Byrne would end Right to Work law

September 8, 2005 » House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the National Right to Work Act

Earlier today, the House Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs held hearings on the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 500/S. 370) -- a bill designed to end forced unionism nationwide.

September 8, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: 'Jon Corzine Not the Only U.S. Senator Who’s in Bed With Big Labor'

September 2005 Issue

September 8, 2005 » Forced-Dues Electioneering Laid Bare in Denver

Union Political Organizers Charge They Weren't Paid For Overtime

September 7, 2005 » Big Labor Monopoly Has 'No Use Save Abuse'

New Book Recounts 'Crusade' Against Construction Forced Unionism

September 6, 2005 » Forced Unionism's Ills Difficult to Ignore

Big Labor Researcher: 'Union Jobs Are Vanishing at a Faster Pace'

September 5, 2005 » Union 'Splitters' Invited to Testify on H.R.500

House Panel Gives Them Chance to Explain Apparent Double Standard

September 2, 2005 » Not Working: Ending forced unionism

National Review Online
By Mark Mix

September 1, 2005 » House Panel Considers Right to Work Measure

Mark Mix 'Optimistic' Hearing Will Ultimately Lead to Floor Votes

August 23, 2005 » Union 'Splitters'' Double Standard Challenged

Will They Acknowledge Individual Worker's Right to Break Away?

August 23, 2005 » August 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

August 19, 2005 » ‘Byrning’ Bridges With Virginia Workers

by Mark Mix

August 10, 2005 » Taxpayers Bankroll 'Unlimited' Union Lobbying

Once Obscure 'Release Time' Deal Now Raises Hackles in California

August 8, 2005 » NLRB General Counsel Won't Get Second Term

After Hearing Right to Work Protests, White House Opts For Change

August 5, 2005 » Compulsory-Unionism Row on 'Embassy Row'

British Diplomats Gamely Fight Forced Unionization of Their Staff

August 4, 2005 » 'Soft Words, Hard Arguments' Will Be Missed

Kansan Louie Weiss Helped Lead Right to Work Movement For Decades

August 3, 2005 » Forced-Unionism States Still Await Recovery

Latest Jobs Data Underscore Need For National Right to Work Law

August 2, 2005 » September 8 House Hearing to Address H.R.500

National Right to Work Committee President Mark Mix Will Testify

August 1, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: Workers Excluded From Labor-Law Equation

August 2005 Issue

July 22, 2005 » U. S. Representative Ken Calvert Cosponsors Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on July 28, 2005 California Rep. Ken Calvert (R- Dist. 44) signed on as a cosponsor to forced dues repeal legislation in the U. S. House of Representatives known as the National Right to Work Act.

July 11, 2005 » Salting & the Truth In Employment Act

Anti-Salting Bill Seeks to Restore Truth in Employment

July 6, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: ‘The Only Way We Can Break the Mob Is to Stop Letting Them Get Away With Murder’

July 2005 Issue

July 1, 2005 » Across Nation, Right to Work Is 'on the March'

New 'Matching Grant Challenge' Issued to Boost Vital Programs

July 1, 2005 » Oklahoma NEA Bosses Lose 'Mailbox Monopoly'

Four-Year-Old Right to Work Law Paves Way For School Reforms

July 1, 2005 » Right to Work States Best For Employees

Forbes Survey Shows Compulsory-Unionism States Aren't Keeping Up

July 1, 2005 » Teacher Union Bosses Cozy With Extremists

Forced-Dues Laws Breed Contempt For Rank-and-File Teachers' Views

July 1, 2005 » Union Oligarchy Hikes Teachers' Forced Dues

Extra $50 Million Grabbed For Fall Lobbying Blitz in Golden State

July 1, 2005 » Workers Are Pawns in AFL-CIO Power Struggle

If Union Bigwigs Can 'Disaffiliate,' Why Can't Union Rank & File?

July 1, 2005 » 'Big Labor Salting Hurts All Americans'

Right to Work President Testifies in Favor of Truth in Employment

July 1, 2005 » July 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

June 21, 2005 » Photos from the Salting Hearing

Testimony before the House Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs in support of the Truth in Employment Act of 2005

June 21, 2005 » House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Union 'Salting'

Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Committee, and other opponents of union “salting” campaigns made their case today at a hearing in the House Subcommittee on Workforce, Employment, and Government Programs on the topic of “Union Salting – Organizing Against Small Business.”

June 21, 2005 » Testimony of Mark Mix in Support of the Truth in Employment Act of 2005

NRTWC President Mark Mix testifies before the House Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs

June 9, 2005 » U. S. Representative Tom Davis Cosponsors Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on June 8, 2005 Virginia Rep. Tom Davis (R- Dist. 11) signed on as a cosponsor to forced dues repeal legislation in the U. S. House of Representatives known as the National Right to Work Act.

June 7, 2005 » A Dead Goose Can't Tell the Difference

By Mark Mix

June 1, 2005 » Message to Congress: Stop Protecting Union Thugs

Committee Members Push For Roll-Call Votes on Union-Violence Bill

June 1, 2005 » Favorite Excuse For Forced Dues Is a Fraud

New Book (Inadvertently) Debunks Anti-Right to Work Propaganda

June 1, 2005 » Worker Pensions or AFL-CIO Political Leverage?

Committee Calls For Probe of New Variety of Union Pension Abuse

June 1, 2005 » Emerging House Leader Favors H.R.500 Roll Call

Rising Political Star Mike Pence 'Optimistic' Vote Will Happen

June 1, 2005 » Committee Protects Nevada's Right to Work Law

Right to Work Supporters Bust Up Big Labor's Carson City Con Job

June 1, 2005 » Committee Leader to Testify Against 'Salting'

Right to Work Members Press For Votes on Truth in Employment Act

June 1, 2005 » 'We're Not Even Asking For a Wage Increase'

Ohio School Strike Threat Issued Over Forced Union Dues, Period

June 1, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: ‘We Don’t Want to Kill the Golden Goose; We Just Want to Squeeze It by the Neck Until It Gives Us Every Last Egg’

June 2005 Issue

June 1, 2005 » June 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

May 23, 2005 » Letter to Representatives Boehner and Johnson

National Right to Committee President Mark Mix urges Representatives Boehner and Johnson to conduct oversight hearings to protect employee rights.

May 16, 2005 » Big Labor Seeks Back-Door Scheme to Gut Right to Work in Nevada Senate

On Tuesday, May 17, Nevada's Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor will hold hearings on a Big Labor-backed bill designed to undermine the Silver State's Right to Work Law.

May 11, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: How Does a Chicago Teamster Boss Elude the Union’s ‘Anti-Corruption’ Squad? Get Hired by the Illinois Governor!

May 2005 Issue

May 1, 2005 » Union-Only Construction Deals Under Fire

New Study Finds 'PLAs' Harm Taxpayers, Workers, Small Businesses

May 1, 2005 » High-Ranking AFL-CIO Boss Ignores Federal Law

How Long Will the Bush Labor Department Let Her Get Away With It?

May 1, 2005 » 'Indispensable' Right to Work Leaders Honored

For Half-a-Century, Reed and Jeanne Larson Have Served Cause

May 1, 2005 » Refusal to Pay Union Dues 'a Firing Offense'

St. Louis Medical Center Ordered by NLRB to Terminate 14 Nurses

May 1, 2005 » How Savannah, Ga., Outcompetes China and India

Right to Work Business Climate Favorable For IT Services Firms

May 1, 2005 » Union-Violence Measure Introduced in Senate

Alabama's Jeff Sessions Heeds Right to Work Members' Requests

May 1, 2005 » 'Forced Union Dues Cannot Be Justified'

Personal Income Growing Twice as Fast in Right to Work States

May 1, 2005 » May 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

April 7, 2005 » U. S. Representatives Deal and Kingston Cosponsor Forced-dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on April 5, 2005 Georgia Reps. Nathan Deal (R-Dist. 10) and Jack Kingston (R-Dist 1) signed on as cosponsors to forced dues repeal legislation in the U. S. House of Representatives known as the National Right to Work Act.

April 7, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: ‘Fattest Fat Cats’ of Organized Labor Face Trial on Racketeering Charges

April 2005 Issue

April 1, 2005 » Union Propagandist Admits: Mark Mix Is Right

Jonathan Tasini Blows Lid Off Compulsory-Dues Political Machine

April 1, 2005 » President Urged to Find a New NLRB Head Lawyer

Arthur Rosenfeld Fiddled; Independent Workers' Rights Were Sacked

April 1, 2005 » New Bill Would Ban 'Card Check' Forced Unionism

Committee Endorses H.R.874 as a 'Step in the Right Direction'

April 1, 2005 » Big Labor 'Mau-Mauing' Rebuffed in Virginia

Pro-Right to Work Candidate Opts to Skip Browbeating Session

April 1, 2005 » Big Labor Axes Aimed to Strike in Nevada

Freedom-Loving Citizens Defend Endangered State Right to Work Law

April 1, 2005 » New Members of Congress Boost S.370, H.R.500

Latest Economic Data Reconfirm Bills Would Foster Job Creation

April 1, 2005 » Will Congress Stop Sanctioning Union Sabotage?

Notorious 'Salting' Tactic Helps Big Labor Grab More Forced Dues

April 1, 2005 » April 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

March 25, 2005 » Is Merit Pay a ‘Crazy Idea’?

by Stan Greer

March 14, 2005 » Freedom from Union Violence Act Introduced in Congress

Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) have introduced legislation in the 109th Congress to close the loophole in the Hobbs Anti-Extortion Act that prevents prosecution of union officials who use unlawful union violence to keep their stranglehold on American workers.

March 14, 2005 » Mark Mix: "No to Filibuster Rule Repeal"

Letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist

March 8, 2005 » Mark Mix: "For NLRB General Counsel, President Can Do Better."

Letter to United States President George Bush

March 4, 2005 » U. S. Representatives Barrett and Inglis Cosponsor Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on March 2, 2005, South Carolina Representatives Gresham Barrett (R, Dist. 3) and Bob Inglis (R, Dist. 4) signed on as cosponsors to forced dues repeal legislation, introduced on February 1, 2005 in the U. S. House of Representatives, known as the National Right to Work Act.

March 3, 2005 » Arizonans Resist Government Union-Boss Takeover

Big Labor Schemes to Obtain Monopoly Power Over Public Employees

March 3, 2005 » Federal Taxpayers Subsidize Forced Unionism

Small, But Powerful GOP Clique Supports Welfare For Union Bosses

March 3, 2005 » Right to Work Laws Good For Manufacturing

Positive Impact Especially Notable During Recent National Slump

March 3, 2005 » 'It's So Old-Fashioned, It's a Brand New Idea'

Political Appeal of Right to Work Issue Reaffirmed in 2002, 2004

March 3, 2005 » Union-Violence Measure Introduced in House

Would Close Loophole For Union Thugs With 'Legitimate Objectives'

March 3, 2005 » Who's Against Higher Pay For Better Teachers?

Teacher Union Czars Relentlessly Oppose Rewarding Best Performers

March 3, 2005 » Right to Work Bill Now Before House and Senate

Committee Officers and Members Recruit Capitol Hill Cosponsors

March 2, 2005 » Forced-Unionism Abuses Exposed: Connecticut Politicians May Tell Cancer Patients: ‘It’s Not That We Love You Less; We Just Love Big Labor More’

March 1, 2005 » Police and Fire Monopoly-Bargaining Bill

Bad News For Public Employees, Taxpayers

March 1, 2005 » Freedom from Union Violence Act

This bill addresses the widespread and continuing problem of union violence, which is encouraged by deficient federal law.

March 1, 2005 » March 2005 Right to Work Newsletter

February 17, 2005 » U. S. Representative Bob Goodlatte Cosponsors Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on February 15, 2005, Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R, Dist. 6) signed on as a cosponsor to forced dues repeal legislation, introduced on February 1, 2005 in the U. S. House of Representatives, known as the National Right to Work Act.

February 16, 2005 » Colorado Representatives Beauprez, Musgrave & Tancredo Cosponsor Forced-Dues Repeal Bill

Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on February 1, 2005, Colorado Reps. Bob Beauprez (R-Dist. 7), Marilyn Musgrave (R-Dist. 4) and Thomas Tancredo (R-Dist. 6) signed on as original cosponsors of forced dues repeal legislation, known as the National Right to Work Act, introduced that day in the U. S. House of Representatives.

February 10, 2005 » Forced-Dues Repeal Introduced in Congress

Taking advantage of a congressional climate that has recently become more favorable to Right to Work supporters, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) on Tuesday, February 1, 2005, reintroduced legislation to repeal the federal labor-law provisions that authorize the firing of employees for refusal to pay dues to a union.