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.
The New York Times is a company that is hurting financially. Revenue is down. In economic parlance — they are “downsizing” to meet fiscal obligations. There are thoughts that the paper will need to declare bankruptcy to stave off creditors. So does anyone really want to take economic advice from someone whose policies have driven the company to the brink of financial ruin?
Yet, there goes the Times, in an op/ed, forcefully demanding passage of the Card Check Scam Bill. Claiming that any increase in unionism — forced or otherwise — is good economics, the paper calls the Card Check Scam Bill “vital legislation.” We all know the bill is “vital” for the union bosses — it’s the workers who don’t want to be coerced into a union.
We now know that in addition to nearly financially bankrupt, when it comes to forced unionism, the New York Times is morally bankrupt, as well.
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.
After union lawyers’ attempt to get the NLRB to block the vote failed, CWA union bosses backed down and departed AT&T workplace rather than face workers’ vote
Strong employment gains in Right to Work states are the reason more Americans are working now than pre-COVID.