Posts tagged Ballot

    News Article Op-ed / Commentary ● Labor Unionization Unions

    Two states, two visions for the future of labor “Right-to-work” is on the ballot.

    October 3, 2022 // Two economic papers published in the last year also reached different conclusions about the consequences of right-to-work laws. The first found right-to-work laws associated with increased manufacturing employment, increased employment, and greater upward mobility. The second found that right-to-work laws lower wages and unionization rates.

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    News Article ● Unionization

    NLRB counts previously impounded votes, union workers voted to keep United Steelworkers Union

    March 15, 2022 //

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    News Article ● Strike

    Illinois has seen 48 teacher strikes in 10 years.

    March 5, 2022 // Illinois has seen 48 teacher strikes in 10 years. None of Illinois’ neighboring states let unions use students and their educations as bargaining chips.

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