Forced-Unionism States Still Ailing Economically
Strong employment gains in Right to Work states are the reason more Americans are working now than pre-COVID.
For decades union bosses have created divisions becoming experienced class warriors but as Bill McGurn points out a new form of class warfare may be brewing — one which the union bosses never expected. The large salaries and generous benefits afforded government workers are coming right out of the pockets of private sector union members.
Strong employment gains in Right to Work states are the reason more Americans are working now than pre-COVID.
Where forced union dues are permitted, workers and other people end up with less purchasing power.
Matthew Lilley (inset): Union contracts often feature “last-in, first-out layoff rules,” which typically “disadvantage” younger employees -- who may reasonably regard such rules as “blind” to their value as individuals.