Reforms Help Teachers Ditch Unwanted Unions
The recent experiences of Florida and Arkansas show that, when government stops impeding American educators’ exit from teacher unions, many will leave them.
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.
The recent experiences of Florida and Arkansas show that, when government stops impeding American educators’ exit from teacher unions, many will leave them.
"[Spanberger] voted twice for the so-called ‘PRO Act,’ which would have destroyed the Virginia and every other state Right to Work law, and cosponsored it one last time before stepping down to run for governor."
Since Big Labor-backed legislation repealing Right to Work protections for employees went into effect in early 2024, the state has gone from adding jobs to losing them.