Articles About Collective Bargaining
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 03.28.2011
Michigan Opts for Emergency Managers for Financially Distressed Towns
While the nation’s attention was riveted on Wisconsin legislators on the lam and massive protests in the state capital, Michigan legislators enacted a law that – in effect – gives the state the unprecedented authority to control cities and school districts in financial distress. The new law, which had the support of Governor Rick Snyder, […]
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 03.09.2011
Amy Dean On Do Unions Matter?
America is obsessed with the issue of trade unions again. Labor unions have gained new prominence as Democratic legislators from Wisconsin and Indiana have left their states for the greener pastures of Illinois to avoid participating in votes to cut back or eliminate collective bargaining rights for public employees. Thousands of protestors have taken up […]