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Indiana Passes Right To Work — National Right to Work Committee Statement

On February 1, 2012, By NRTW Committee Staff

Indianapolis, Indiana – Today, Mark Mix, President of the 2.6 million-member National Right to Work Committee, praised the Indiana House and Senate for passage of the Indiana Right to Work Law.

Mr. Mix said, “This is a great day for Indiana’s workers and taxpayers.

“After a ten-year struggle involving hundreds of thousands of mobilized Hoosiers, Indiana will finally be able to enjoy all the benefits of a Right to Work law,” said Mr. Mix.

“Today, the Indiana Senate passed the Right to Work Bill by a vote of 28 to 22. The bill has already passed the House, so it now goes straight to Governor Daniels, who has vowed to sign it, making Indiana America’s 23rd Right to Work state,” continued Mix.

Mr. Mix continued, “The Right to Work Law will free nearly 200,000 Hoosiers who have been forced to pay tribute to a union boss for the privilege of getting up everyday and going to work so they can provide for their families.”

Proponents of the bill expect that passage of the Right to Work law will provide significant economic benefits for Indiana and Indiana workers.

For the past decade, non-agricultural employment in Right to Work states grew twice as fast compared to that in non-Right to Work states like Indiana, according to data from the Department of Labor.

“On the job front,” said Mr. Mix, “virtually every site selection consultant on record has testified that as many as half of their clients will not even consider expanding or relocating to non-Right to Work states.”

Governor Daniels experienced this problem firsthand, reporting recently that when Volkswagen was looking to build a production facility in America, he was unable to get the company to even return his phone calls.

Volkswagen ended up choosing to open its new facility in the Right to Work state of Tennessee.

Today’s action makes Indiana the first Right to Work state in the Manufacturing Belt, and supporters say it will give Hoosiers a significant advantage over all of its neighbors and the rest of the 27 non-Right to Work states.

“Besides enjoying an influx of new jobs, Right to Work states also enjoy higher personal income,” said Mr. Mix.

In particular, Mr. Mix drew attention to a study by Dr. Barry Poulson, a past president of the North American Economics and Finance Association and also a professor of economics at the University of Colorado, who compared household incomes in 133 metropolitan areas in Right to Work states with those of 158 metropolitan areas in non-Right to Work states.

“Among other results, he found that the average real income for households in Right to Work state metro areas, when all else was equal, was $4,258 more than non-Right to Work state metro areas,” said Mr. Mix. (more…)

Right To Work Indecisiveness Upended Romney in Iowa

On August 17, 2011, By NRTW Committee Staff

According to the Illinois Review, “Many attribute Romney’s poor performance to flyers Right to Work supporters passed out at the straw poll highlighting Romney’s failure to support a National Right to Work Act.”

The Review continued:

National Right to Work Committee President Mark Mix stated the following upon hearing the results:

“Mitt Romney’s lackluster performance in the Ames Straw Poll shows the importance of the Right to Work issue. With America’s economy struggling to survive, the American people want to be free from the damages of forced unionism. Americans know that a Right to Work Law would help restore the economy, and they want a president that will fight for Right to Work.”

Throughout his political career Romney has continuously refused to publicly pledge support for the National Right to Work Act. In fact, he has done everything in his power to avoid the question altogether. The most recent incident was in Concord, New Hampshire earlier this week. Once again, while discussing the Right to Work issue, Romney refused to state whether he would sign a National Right to Work Bill.

Tagged with: Ames Straw Poll • Illinois Review • Mark Mix • Mitt Romney • National Right to Work Committee • Rasmussen poll
Posted in: Economics, Iowa, Legislation, National Right to Work Act, New Hampshire, Political Activity, Right to Work, Right To Work States

Forced-Unionism Issue Looms Large For 2012

On August 8, 2011, By NRTW Committee Staff

Right to Work Committee Begins Lobbying Presidential Hopefuls

(Source: July 2011 NRTWC Newsletter)

This summer, New Hampshire is the site of an extended battle over the Right to Work issue, as pro-Right to Work citizens seek to secure two-thirds majority votes in the state House and Senate to override Big Labor Gov. John Lynch’s veto of legislation (H.B.474) prohibiting compulsory union dues and fees.

Because Right to Work has been in the New Hampshire news since both chambers of the state’s General Court approved H.B.474 earlier this year, WMUR-TV (ABC) news anchor Josh McElveen decided to bring up the issue at the June 13 GOP presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

Mr. McElveen asked former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, one of the seven 2012 presidential hopefuls participating in the debate, whether he would, if elected, support “a federal Right to Work law.”

Mr. Pawlenty ignited the debate’s longest and most enthusiastic round of applause with his response:

“We live in the United States of America, and people shouldn’t be forced to belong [to] or be a member in any organization, and the government has no business telling people what group you have to be a member of or not.

“I support strongly Right to Work legislation.” (more…)

Thursday Fireworks: Wisconsin Gov. Walker and Right to Work Prez Mark Mix on Rep. Issa’s Oversight Committee Hearing Panel

On April 12, 2011, By NRTW Committee Staff

Expect Big Labor Democrats in Washington, DC to be in full attack mode on Thursday during U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa’s House Oversight Committee hearing, “State And Municipal Debt: Tough Choices Ahead.”

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is coming to Washington just after winning his multi-week battle with Big Labor that gave, among other things, state government employees the choice to pay a union or not. Gov. Walker’s and the WI Legislature’s action undid decades of compulsory unionism that forced all state government employees to handover money to unions or lose their job; essentially conscripting employees into the union. Many union bosses in Wisconsin are terrified that current forced-dues payers will opt out of the union. Walker is no stranger to union boss pressures, as mayor, he fought several battles with Big Labor.

National Right To Work President Mark Mix has personally fought hundreds of political battles and is currently engaged in several with Big Labor Bosses across the country. Since 1955, The National Right To Work Committee has been the prime architect that kept Big Labor at bay while clawing back freedom from compulsory unionism in states like Oklahoma and its passage of its Right To Work law that makes it illegal to force people to pay tributes to union bosses in order to keep or get a job.

No doubt, Big Labor operatives are busy creating talking points and questions for their Democrat congressional committee members. Or, perhaps they are planning another recent favorite tactic of Big Labor Democrats – fleeing to Illinois.

It is safe to say that having Walker and Mix at the same hearing is quite a turnaround from last year; Speaker Nancy Pelosi most certainly would have prevented their voices of freedom from being heard in any congressional hearing room.

For more on the hearing click here.

Capitol Hill Showdown Looms Over TSA Takeover Bid

On April 2, 2011, By NRTW Committee Staff

(Source: March 2011 NRTWC Newsletter)

Committee Calls on U.S. House Leaders to Block Union Power Grab

On February 4, President Barack Obama’s handpicked head of the Transportation Security Administration publicly announced he would help government union bosses grab monopoly-bargaining control over more than 40,000 airport screeners and other TSA employees.

John Pistole, who was sworn in as TSA chief in July 2010, made the move shortly after Republican John Boehner (Ohio) replaced Big Labor Democrat Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) as speaker of the U.S. House.

The changing of the guard at the House made it impossible, in all probability, for union lobbyists to ram through Congress legislation mandating union monopoly bargaining at the TSA.

Therefore, in order for the Obama Administration to hand federal union officials what they wanted, Mr. Pistole had to act administratively.

Agency Would Likely Become ‘Less Efficient and Flexible’

As a consequence of the Pistole edict, the honchos of one of two large government unions, either the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) or the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), could grab so-called “exclusive” representation power at the TSA within the next few weeks.

If this happens, the already much-reviled federal agency will likely become even “less efficient and flexible,” as National Review Associate Editor Robert Verbruggen pointed out in a February 11 commentary. (more…)

Tagged with: AFGE • American Federation of Government Employees • Border Patrol • FAA • Federal Aviation Administration • Fox News • Harry Reid • John Boehner • John Pistole • Majority Leader • Nancy Pelosi • National Right to Work Committee • National Treasury Employees Union • NTEU • Reauthorization • Republican • Robert Verbruggen • Roger Wicker • S.223 • Transportation Security Administration • TSA
Posted in: Forced-Dues for Politics, Government Grants to Unions, Legislation, National Mediation Board (NMB), NRTWC Newsletter, Obama Administration, Public Employee Monopoly Bargaining, Public Employees, Union Work Rules

Right to Work on the March in Statehouses

On March 19, 2011, By NRTW Committee Staff

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(Source: February 2011 NRTWC Newsletter)

Economic Reality Puts Compulsory-Unionism Apologists on Defensive

In a hand-wringing January 21 commentary for the leftist Huffington Post, international Teamster chieftain Jim Hoffa joined the ranks of prominent union officials bemoaning the recent introduction of legislation prohibiting forced union dues and fees in state capitols across America.

Mr. Hoffa called on his militant followers to “fight like h***” against what he called “dangerous attacks.” In reality, of course, the Right to Work measures he decried would do nothing more than prohibit firing or denying a job to an employee simply because he or she refuses to join or bankroll an unwanted union.

Echoing the rhetoric of his late father Jimmy Hoffa, who filled out his last four years as Teamster czar while serving a federal prison term for jury tampering, attempted bribery and fraud, Mr. Hoffa proffered a conspiracy theory about why Right to Work legislation is being considered in so many states this year.

“A coordinated network of think tanks, business groups, [and other organizations] has for years been working toward passing these right-to-work … laws. Leading the charge is National Right to Work,” he fumed. (more…)

Tagged with: Huffington Post • James Hoffa Jr. • Jimmy Hoffa • National Right to Work Committee
Posted in: Economics, Forced-Dues for Politics, Intimidation Tactics, Legislation, NRTWC Newsletter, Public Employee Monopoly Bargaining, Public Employees

Indiana Passes Right To Work — National Right to Work Committee Statement

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