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.
Right to Work Means MO Jobs
From the Missouri State House Republicans (click to download):
Right to Work Freedom Will Creates Jobs for Missouri
- Between January 2009 and January 2013, Missouri lost 23,964 jobs, while three of our surrounding Right to Work states actually gained jobs.
- Nebraska gained 40,592
- Oklahoma gained 62,097
- Tennessee gained 111,262
- The Real Manufacturing GDP in Right to Work states increased by 31.8% between 2002 and 2012, while it grew by only 20.6% in forced-unionism states
- Since 2001, Right to Work states added a net 1.7 million jobs to their payrolls — this while compulsory unionism states lost 2.1 million jobs.
- The US Department of Labor shows that between 2003 and 2008, Right to Work states created jobs 2.5 times faster than those states without Right to Work.
- 64 companies have swarmed to the state of Indiana since their government enacted a Right to Work law in 2012.
- From the period of 2000-2009, forced-unionism states have also experienced a net out-migration of nearly FIVE MILLION people to states with Right to Work Freedoms.
- The population growth rate for the key age group of 25-34 in Right to Work states was 11.2% from 2002-2012, while the growth rate was a paltry 2.5% in forced-unionism states.
- New and revised Census estimates show that, from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013, the total population of states with Right to Work laws on the books grew by 1%, nearly double the aggregate 0.53% growth for forced-unionism states.
- 11 of the 13 states with the greatest percentage population growth within that time period are Right to Work states.
