Incomes Fall in Big Compulsory-Dues States
Where forced union dues are permitted, workers and other people end up with less purchasing power.
With some Democrats and liberal pundits proclaiming that forced unionism at automobile plants in Right to Work states is the solution to what ails the American car industry, it’s critical to understand just how the United Auto Workers’ monopoly union power destroyed workers’ productivity in Michigan.
Rand Simberg gives us the opportunity to do just that. Read on here.
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.
With Michigan Right to Work repeal law passed, workers seek to escape mandatory payments