National Review Editor Rich Lowry skeptically examines some of the excuses forced-unionism advocates are making for this month’s spate of Big Labor threats and violence against Right to Work supporters in Michigan:
State representative Douglas Geiss achieved his 15 minutes of notoriety by taking to the floor of the Michigan Legislature to warn “there will be blood” in response to the right-to-work law. He couched his prediction in terms of past corporate–union conflicts. But why would Michigan companies want to beat anyone up over a right-to-work law? Come to think of it, why would anyone consider a law allowing people hired at a unionized shop to decide freely whether or not to join a union an incitement to violence? No one is forced to join the Rotary Club, yet Rotarians still go about their business peaceably.
Just say no to government union bargaining in Virginia In our Republic, all citizens have a right to petition their elected officials for redress of grievances, but no one should have special access to decisions over spending public funds, which monopoly bargaining grants union officials.
Vehicle exporting is one of the most prominent industries for the US economy, and the majority of top vehicle-export states are Right to Work.
Companies investing in Right to Work Tennessee include Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Company Distilling, Memphis Contract Packaging, and LG Electronics.