News & Analysis as of

Unions Right to Work Collective Bargaining

Clark Hill PLC

An Earlier Than Expected Effective Date to the Repeal of the Right To Work Acts in Michigan

Clark Hill PLC on

The Michigan Legislature ended its 2023 session much earlier than normal—on Nov. 14, instead of in late December as it has done in years past. As a result, the effective date of 2023 PA 8, which repealed Michigan’s Right to...more

Bodman

Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work Law

Bodman on

On March 24, 2023, Michigan repealed its right-to-work law for private-sector employees.  The right-to-work law made it unlawful for a union and an employer to agree that payment of union dues and fees are a condition of...more

Littler

Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work Law

Littler on

In 2012, Michigan enacted a right-to-work statute that prevented employees from being forced to join or financially support a labor union as a condition of employment. On Friday, March 24, 2023, Michigan became the first...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Big Changes for Michigan Employers: Right-to-Work Repeal and Prevailing Wage Reinstatement

Warner Norcross + Judd on

On Friday, March 24, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a bill that repeals Michigan’s Right-to-Work law and reinstates prevailing wages for construction projects. In effect since 2013, Michigan’s...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Illinois’ “Workers’ Rights” Amendment: What is it?

Amundsen Davis LLC on

Proposed Amendment 1 to the Illinois Constitution (the so-called “Workers’ Rights Amendment”), on the November 2022 ballot, formally reads as follows: Employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Illinois Lawmakers Put Right Of Workers To Unionize, Engage In Collective Bargaining On 2022 Ballot

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

If passed by voters in November 2022, an amendment to the Illinois Constitution would preclude the State of Illinois and any local governmental entity from passing a “right-to-work” law, establishing a fundamental right of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The PRO Act – A Wish List For Revival Of Unions

Husch Blackwell LLP on

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO Act) (H.R. 842) is a sweeping effort to amend longstanding labor laws to facilitate union and employee organizing efforts. The union-friendly legislation would make the most...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Why the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) Keeps us Awake at Night

The United States House of Representatives has passed the PRO Act, which now moves to the Senate for consideration.  If passed, the PRO Act would probably be the most radical, and union friendly, change to U.S. labor law...more

Littler

PRO Act Would Upend U.S. Labor Laws for Non-Union and Unionized Employers Alike

Littler on

On February 4, 2021, House and Senate Democrats introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.  Introduction was expected, as President Biden pledged to be “the strongest labor president you have ever had” during...more

Fisher Phillips

Labor Gets Wishlist Bill Passed In House

Fisher Phillips on

The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a bill that would tilt the scales of labor law unequivocally in favor of organized labor. The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would bring about a radical shift in labor...more

Littler

How Might Virginia’s New Legislative Trifecta Affect Employers in the Commonwealth in 2020?

Littler on

In the November 2019 election Virginia gained a Democratic “trifecta”—both legislative chambers and the governorship are now controlled by one political party. It has been over two decades since Democratic lawmakers...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

In a Win for Labor Unions, Illinois Governor Pritzker Signs Bill Prohibiting Municipalities from Establishing Right-to-Work Zones

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed into law the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act, formally ending an initiative of former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. Effective as of April 12, 2019, the new law limits the...more

Littler

Up in Smoke? New Wisconsin Governor Proposes Marijuana Legalization and Host of New Employment Laws

Littler on

Wisconsin employers reviewing Governor Tony Evers’ very first budget proposal may be surprised by the number of the employment-related items. ...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

West Virginia Judge Rules Private Sector Unions are Entitled to Collect Dues, Fees, and Assessments From Non-Union Employees

In a ruling entered late on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, Kanawha County, West Virginia, Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey issued a long-awaited ruling in the litigation challenging the constitutionality of West Virginia’s...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Local Government Units Cannot Adopt Right-to-Work Ordinances

Section 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act specifically authorizes state governments to adopt right-to-work statutes that prohibit compulsory union membership as a condition of employment. Two weeks ago, the Seventh...more

Stinson LLP

Missouri Voters Reject Right-to-Work

Stinson LLP on

On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, voters in Missouri’s primary election largely voted against becoming the 28th state in the country to adopt a right-to-work initiative. Officially known as Proposition A, the ballot asked voters if...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Union (In)Security: SCOTUS Prohibits Public Sector Union Security and Missouri May Tip The Private Sector Scales

The decades-long battle over union security faces two important pivot points during the summer of 2018. On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States handed unions a major defeat in the season’s first major fight. ...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Missouri’s Right-to-Work Bill: Not as Soon as the Legislature Intended but Perhaps Sooner Than the Unions Want

In February of 2017, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed Senate Bill 19, which was intended to make Missouri the 28th right-to-work state in the United States. Senate Bill 19 was scheduled to take effect on August 28,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Kentucky’s Right-To-Work Law Survives Challenge

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Kentucky’s right-to-work law has survived a challenge by the AFL-CIO and Teamsters union. The Kentucky legislation passed in the first week of the 2017 legislative session, making the Bluegrass State the 27th to adopt...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Union Membership Plummets In Most Right-To-Work States

Husch Blackwell LLP on

As anticipated, the nationwide trend of enacting “right-to-work” (RTW) legislation has continued to grow – in the past few years alone, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Kentucky have joined the growing list of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

West Virginia Court Unblocks Right To Work Law

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

West Virginia’s right to work law will be enforceable beginning October 15, 2017. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has dismissed a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Missouri Labor Unions One Step Closer To Overturning State’s Right-To-Work Law

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

After an expansive campaign that reportedly has cost millions of dollars, Missouri AFL-CIO President Mike Louis claims to have more than enough signatures to put Missouri’s recently enacted “right-to-work” law to a vote next...more

Littler

"A Little Bad Grammar Will Not Annul" – Missouri Unions Move Ahead with Referendum Petition to Revoke Right-to-Work

Littler on

Missouri was set to become a right-to-work state on August 28, 2017. However, unions have continued efforts to prevent the implementation of Senate Bill 19 (“SB 19”), Missouri’s right-to-work bill. Article III, Section 52 of...more

Littler

Missouri is Now a Right-to-Work State

Littler on

On February 6, 2017, Missouri became the 28th state to enact a right-to-work law.  The bill, passed by the Show Me State’s Republican-controlled state legislature, was signed into law by newly-elected Governor Eric Greitens. ...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Kentucky Passes Right-to-Work Law: FAQs on What This Means to Kentucky Employers and Their Employees

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Kentucky has passed House Bill 1, the Kentucky Right to Work Act, making Kentucky the 27th state to adopt right-to-work legislation....more

43 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide