Banning Compulsory Dues Curbs Cost of Living
On average, forced-unionism states are 23.2% more expensive to live in than Right to Work states. And decades of academic research show that compulsory unionism actually fosters a higher cost of living.
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.
Incomes Fall in Big Compulsory-Dues States
Where forced union dues are permitted, workers and other people end up with less purchasing power.
Right to Work’s ‘Substantial Economic Benefits’
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.
Workers Have Good Cause to Be Mad at Joe Biden
So Far, Inflation Under Joe Biden Has Averaged Almost 7%; It Was 1.4% in January 2021
Right to Work’s 6:1 Edge in Factory Job Growth
The 11% job decline from February to April that year was one of the most sudden and dramatic setbacks for domestic factory employees ever.
Big Labor’s States Lose Another $73.3 Billion
Year after year, far more taxpayers are moving out of forced-unionism states than are moving into them. And forced-unionism states’ income losses due to taxpayer out-migration are soaring.
Michigan to Job-Creating Companies: Go Away
Right to Work Florida is a job magnet. Does Gov. Whitmer really want Michigan to be the opposite? (Credit: WNDU-TV/South Bend, Ind.) Right to Work Foes Glad State Soon Won’t Be ‘Open For Business’ Why would any Michigan elected official…
Real Incomes Higher in Right to Work States
One reason why spendable income is higher in Right to Work states is forced-dues states’ substantially higher state-local tax burdens.