forced-unionism states Archives

July 17

Future of U.S. Manufacturing Is in Right to Work States

This month Toyota employees began moving into the automotive company’s new North American Headquarters in Right to Work Texas. The company’s decision to move its North American home from forced-unionism California to a state where the individual employee’s freedom to…

May 12

Right to Work States Dominate U.S. Automotive Manufacturing

From 2005 to 2015, Right to Work Texas led the nation for growth in automotive factory output, with production in constant dollars skyrocketing from $4.07 billion to $13.17 billion. Image: Smiley N. Pool/Dallas Morning News   Yesterday, the U.S. Commerce…

May 3

'When It Comes to U.S. Manufacturing, Not All States Are Created Equal'

In a recent commentary, economist and former U.S. House Ways and Means Committee staffer Joanne Butler persuasively argued that, if American Apparel had chosen a number of years ago to site its factories exclusively in Right to Work states, it…

December 9

Since 2008, Private Health Coverage Has Risen by 6.04 Million in Right to Work States, But Hasn't Risen a Bit in Forced-Dues States

While presidential candidate Barack Obama promised to increase access to private health insurance, since the year he first captured the White House the number of people with private health coverage has actually fallen in states that still lacked Right to…

September 30

Seven Bottom-Ranking States For 2005-2015 Private-Sector Job Growth All Lack Right to Work Laws

From 2005 to 2015, total private-sector, nonfarm employment increased by 15.4% in Right to Work states, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. That increase is nearly 50% greater than the aggregate percentage gain for forced-dues states. Image: AP Photo/Charles Krupa/File…

March 24

Employee Compensation Growth Is Faster in Right to Work States

When National Public Radio reporter Lisa Autry acknowledged in a report on labor policy last year that “income and job growth” have long been “faster” in Right to Work states than in forced-unionism states, militantly pro-forced unionism listeners howled in…

March 17

Right to Work States Lead U.S. in Job Growth

In successfully pushing for passage of a Right to Work measure early this year, West Virginia Senate President Bill Cole (R-Mercer) suggested it would help boost job growth in his economically struggling state. Just-released U.S. Labor Department employment data reinforce…

February 3

Right to Work State Residents Far Less Apt to Need Welfare

So far, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has released data for the first nine months  of Fiscal 2015 reporting the average number of residents in each state…