Even Columbia researchers can’t escape the reality that Right to Work laws and business location and expansion are inescapable intertwined, even though Columbia University continue to try to find other explanations. Yet, it remains undeniable that the one constant in all the state comparisons is pro-worker right-to-work legislation.
[Columbia] researchers found that Walmart was more likely to propose new stores in Right to Work states near the borders of non-Right to Work, and to open those stores even in the face of protests, compared to the borders of neighboring non-Right to Work states.
“Politicians have a simple choice to make: either support the National Right to Work Act, or explain to their constituents why they think workers ought to be forced to give up a portion of their paychecks to union bosses they oppose.”
To make Nevada more competitive, Gov. Joe Lombardo is pushing for a “little Davis-Bacon” carve out. (Credit: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia…
Agricultural workers contend that United Farm Workers’ “card check” unionization method leads to false claims of majority union support, intimidation, and constitutional violations