Incomes Fall in Big Compulsory-Dues States
Where forced union dues are permitted, workers and other people end up with less purchasing power.
In an extraordinary letter to Congress, 3,000 construction companies expressed their “strong opposition” to S. 560, the Card Check Forced Unionism bill. Perhaps most critically, the companies also made their intention clear — “there is no room for compromise on this piece of legislation.” Hopefully Senators positioning themselves to be negotiators of some grand bargain will hear the message loud and clear.
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.
“Employees who are the targets of union organizing campaigns, and who do not want to be subject to monopoly union representation, must be vigilant about their rights after Cemex,” the notice reads