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• Latest Action: Mar 08, 2012 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 333.

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• FreedomWorks

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• National Right to Work Committee

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• Alliance For Worker Freedom

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• United Small Business of America

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• National Workrights Institute

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• What Are You Hiding? | The National Right to Work Committee® - July 17, 2012 by NRTWC Staff - ... authorize and promote compulsory union dues and fees. The National Right-to-Work Act (S. 2173 and H.R. 2040), which is pending before Congress right now and will likely be voted on this summer, would help do just that.

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  As noted by NRTWC Staff on July 17, 2012, "... authorize and promote compulsory union dues and fees. The National Right-to-Work Act (S. 2173 and H.R. 2040), which is pending before Congress right now and will likely be voted on this summer, would help do just that." (/url?q=http://www.nrtwc.org/what-are-you-hiding/&sa=U&ei=BxAMUNbgJ8fM2gXOt5Ud&ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&usg=AFQjCNHFhQX8PIFYScHFX9osPNXnEFTSIA)
• What Are You Hiding? | The National Right to Work Committee® - July 17, 2012 by NRTWC Staff - ... authorize and promote compulsory union dues and fees. The National Right-to-Work Act (S. 2173 and H.R. 2040), which is pending before Congress right now and will likely be voted on this summer, would help do just that.

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• What Are You Hiding? | The National Right to Work Committee® - July 17, 2012 by NRTWC Staff - ... authorize and promote compulsory union dues and fees. The National Right-to-Work Act (S. 2173 and H.R. 2040), which is pending before Congress right now and will likely be voted on this summer, would help do just that.

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  As noted by NRTWC Staff on July 17, 2012, "... authorize and promote compulsory union dues and fees. The National Right-to-Work Act (S. 2173 and H.R. 2040), which is pending before Congress right now and will likely be voted on this summer, would help do just that." (/url?q=http://www.nrtwc.org/what-are-you-hiding/&sa=U&ei=HRcIUJnjC6fC2wXAt8WwBA&ved=0CCkQmAEwAw&usg=AFQjCNHILsy_8AlydvsfJkWHr-Ur63_7mA)

Highly Rated News Articles

• Unions 'hide a lot of their finances' from workers - July 10, 2012 by Washington Examiner - The recent bitter contest for the presidency of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees afforded rank-and-file unionized workers a rare glimpse into the operations of this giant public-sector union. Throughout the campaign ...

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  As noted by Washington Examiner on July 10, 2012, "The recent bitter contest for the presidency of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees afforded rank-and-file unionized workers a rare glimpse into the operations of this giant public-sector union. Throughout the campaign ..." (http://washingtonexaminer.com/unions-hide-a-lot-of-their-finances-from-workers/article/2501772)
• Labor bills reintroduced in Senate - March 11, 2012 by Lexology - On March 7, 2012, lawmakers reintroduced two measures in the Senate, both of which would amend the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), but they serve different objectives. One bill is sponsored by Republican Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), and the other is a .

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  As noted by Lexology on March 11, 2012, "On March 7, 2012, lawmakers reintroduced two measures in the Senate, both of which would amend the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), but they serve different objectives. One bill is sponsored by Republican Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), and the other is a ." (http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=116d908e-ac09-466f-9061-cafd67fb261e)
• Today in Congress: TGI Thursday! Transportation traffic jam breaks up - March 08, 2012 by DAILY KOS - An otherwise quiet and unremarkable day in the House turned into something of a show yesterday, when Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA-04) turned it loose on Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX-05). During the debate on the opportunistically-renamed "Jumpstart Our ...

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  As noted by DAILY KOS on March 08, 2012, "An otherwise quiet and unremarkable day in the House turned into something of a show yesterday, when Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA-04) turned it loose on Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX-05). During the debate on the opportunistically-renamed "Jumpstart Our ..." (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/08/1072274/-Today-in-Congress-TGI-Thursday-Transportation-traffic-jam-breaks-up)