Jan
2016 15
2016 15
Vice Presidential Push: NM Gov. Revives “Right-to-Work” Talk Despite Impossibility of Passage
In her upcoming State of the State address, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez will call for the legislature to take on “Right-to-Work”, a move she has in the past called a “no-brainer.” Gov. Martinez initially signaled her intentions last week during the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “Right-to-Work” made its…
Jun
2015 17
2015 17
NM Court Sides with Building Trades, Says Martinez Admin Has Been Illegally Setting Wage Rates
On Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court sided with a group of unions ruling that state labor officials must change the way they set the prevailing wage and fringe benefits for publicly funded projects. In her 15-page opinion, Justice Petra Jimenez Maes argued that the Martinez administration has a duty to set rates based [&hellip…;
Feb
2015 3
2015 3
New Mexico GOP Advances “Right-to-Work” Through Committee In Order to Hurt 46,000 People
The New Mexico House Business and Employment Committee has voted 8-5 in favor of “Right-to-Work” legislation introduced by Republican Rep. Dennis Roch. The bill, HB 75, would “prohibit union membership as a condition of employment.” Known as the “Employee Preference Act,” the bill now goes to the House Judiciary Committee. …
Nov
2014 17
2014 17
NM House Gears Up for “Right-to-Work” Push, Needs 4 Senate Democrat Votes to Win Passage
Having won the state’s House of Representatives for the first time in 60 years, New Mexico Republicans are eyeing a strong push for “Right-to-Work” legislation in the 2015 session. Gov. Susana Martinez, who won re-election earlier this month, supports “Right-to-Work” although it was not a focus of her campaign. Republicans…
May
2014 6
2014 6
NM Rep: ABC Opposes Union Election Rule Change Because They Want to Intimidate Workers
After New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez’s late March de facto “Right-to-Work” pledge, the floodgates opened with anti-union forces across the state ginning up efforts to beat back anything pro-worker anywhere they can. Among those laying on the thick anti-union rhetoric is Roxanne Rivera-Wiest, President of the Associated…
Mar
2014 21
2014 21
Unions Label NM Gov’s De Facto ‘Right-to-Work’ Talk a “Declaration of War”
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez has one goal in 2014: Make Nikki Haley blush. The first-term governor has announced a policy shift that unions are calling a “declaration of war.” Speaking to a group of commercial real estate developers, Martinez said she wants to stop union dues from being automatically drawn from American…
Jun
2013 4
2013 4
NM Court Rules In Favor of AFSCME, CWA, Will Order $20M in Backpay to 11,000 State Employees
Last week, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in favor of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and Communications Workers of America (CWA) members who argued that the state violated pay increases agreed upon in their 2007 collective bargaining agreement. The case involves former Gov. Bill Richardson freezing…
