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What I’ve Been Reading This Week


It has been some time since I have come across a good article on right to work.  This week was the exception, given the below article noting some movement on the matter in Tennessee   I encourage readers to page through both articles this week, but pay particular attention to the first.

As always, below are a couple articles that caught my eye this week.


Tennessee Right to Work Advocates Ratchet Up Efforts to Support Ballot Measure

This November, voters in Tennessee will have the opportunity to vote on whether to enshrine the state’s right to work law into the Tennessee Constitution.  Readers might recall that Tennessee already has a right to work law in place.  However, without the Tennessee Constitution being amended to include the state’s right to work law, it is more susceptible to being repealed.  Critics of efforts to enshrine the state’s right to work law into the Constitution argue that given that there have been no effort to repeal the law in nearly 75 years, it is pointless to amend the Constitution to include this law.  However, that has not stopped supports of the ballot measure, including Governor Bill Lee, from throwing their support behind the end measure ahead of November’s vote.


Several Reno Area Ski Resorts to Raise Hourly Pay Rates & Offer Affordable Housing

It was recently announced that Vail Resorts, owner of three Reno area ski resorts, would raise its hourly minimum wage rate to $20/hour beginning in the 2022 - 2023 winter season.  The announcement also noted that affordable living would be offered as well.  I highlight this article not just for the fact that the hourly wage hike marks a 30% increase for workers at these resorts but also because salaried workers will also get a pay increase to the tune of 3 - 6%.  It is not everyday we see this sort of across the board wage hike (along with the offer of affordable housing).

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