Forced-Unionism States Still Ailing Economically
Strong employment gains in Right to Work states are the reason more Americans are working now than pre-COVID.
The latest state unemployment figures, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, show that state Right to Work laws have a significant effect on unemployment rates. In December 2008, states with Right to Work laws had an average unemployment rate of 6.2 percent, compared to 7.0 percent for states without Right to Work. Under a Right to Work law, individual workers cannot be forced to pay union dues or fees to a labor union just to get or keep a job.
Michigan has the highest unemployment of all 50 states, at 10.6 percent. Rhode Island, another non-Right to Work state, had the nation’s second highest unemployment rate, at 10.0 percent. The lowest unemployment rates are all in Right to Work states.
Strong employment gains in Right to Work states are the reason more Americans are working now than pre-COVID.
Worker effort prompted by Michigan Legislature’s Right to Work repeal, which subjects workers to pay-up-or-be-fired threats from UGSOA union
Legal Notice: Though forced dues will again be legal in the private sector, Michigan workers can still reject union boss demands to join union and fund union political activities