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A look at the landscape in some Rust Belt states that have pushed for right-to-work plans in recent years — some successfully, others not:ILLINOISIllinois has not seen a serious right-to-work movement largely because of a near Democratic lock on the General Assembly in the pas

As the state of Michigan passes right to work legislation, some in Indiana are remembering their own struggle nearly a year ago. And depending on who you ask, the results are mixed.

The Michigan Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a bitterly contested right-to-work plan limiting the power of unions, a devastating and once unthinkable defeat for organized labor in a state considered a cradle of the movement.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Growing tension among defiant House Democrats facing stiff fines and sparse resources threatens to disrupt a no-show effort aimed at blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work legislation.Democrats stalled business Wednesd

It’s a new year with a new legislative session, but an all-too-familiar story is recurring in the Indiana Statehouse, at least from the Republican viewpoint: House Democrats once again held up any work because they oppose a GOP proposal to make Indiana a right-to-work state.Wednesday was to have bee