Gordon Lafer

Gordon Lafer, an associate professor at the University of Oregon, is the author of the paper “Does ‘Right-to-Work’ Create Jobs? Answers From Oklahoma.”

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What 'Right to Work' Means for Indiana's Workers: A Pay Cut (Labor Organizing and Activism, Labor, Unions)

Not content with their successful assaults on public workers, Republicans are set on destroying private sector unions, pushing “right to work” laws with false promises of job creation.

Gordon Lafer

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What 'Right to Work' Means for Indiana's Workers: A Pay Cut (Labor, Politics)

Not content with their successful assaults on public workers, Republicans are set on destroying private sector unions, pushing “right to work” laws with false promises of job creation.

Gordon Lafer

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Why Occupy Wall Street Has Left Washington Behind (Occupy Wall Street)

The radical message of these protests is that the crisis we face cannot be addressed through the political process.

Gordon Lafer

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Will Obama Fix Rigged Union Elections? (Unions)

The NLRB has proposed a rule change that would make it much easier for workers to organize. No wonder the business lobby is up in arms.

Gordon Lafer

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