As I previously explained, Senate Bill 5 is not good for Ohio workers. Since then, with lots of gerrymandering and legislative shenanigans, an amended piece of legislation squeaked through the Ohio Senate on its way to the House. But the Amended Senate Bill 5 isn’t any better. There’s plenty of bad stuff in this legislation, even [...]
Mar
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2011
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2011
Mar
2
2011
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2011
Bad Facts Sometimes Create Good Law
Lawyers often comment that bad facts quite often lead to bad law. On the other hand, there are ocassions when the  proverbial blind squirrel finds the  proverbial nut in the proverbial forest. Hence, sometimes bad facts can make good law for others. A case on point is the United States Supreme Court’s decision, issued today, in [...]
Mar
1
2011
1
2011
This is a Moral Fight!
The fight for worker rights has dominated the news for the past month, as everyone should know by now (unless you’ve been comatose). In this regard, I don’t think the Far Out Right had any clue what a nest of hornets they were stirring when they decided to attack working people and their unions. As [...]
Mar
1
2011
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2011
The Lie Behind Right to Work
So-called Right to Work laws (more familiar as “right to work for less” laws to those in the labor movement) are state laws which make it illegal for workers to negotiate labor agreements requiring all employees who enjoy the benefit of collective bargaining to pay their fair share of the costs associated with negotiating, administering [...]