Michigan Workers and Families Have Been Hurt
“If Michiganders can keep the momentum going this year, they may soon have their Right to Work law back.”
That’s right, SEIU members and forced-dues payers will be paid below the newly imposed so-called “living wage” and be forced to pay SEIU dues.
Wisconsin needs Right to Work in the private sector as well. From Mark Tapscott of the Washington Examiner:
Milwaukee County officials approved a [SEIU sponsored] living wage requirement for local government contractors. SEIU’s Wisconsin Jobs Now campaign was the main backer of the requirement. But the new law includes a convenient way for contractors to avoid having to pay the [new] living wage — they can agree to force their employees to [pay] SEIU.
“If Michiganders can keep the momentum going this year, they may soon have their Right to Work law back.”
On average, forced-unionism states are roughly 22% 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.
In addition to helping make the necessities and amenities of life more affordable, Right to Work laws help keep individual and family aggregate state-local tax burdens from spiraling out of control.