Right to Work Archives

May 12

Forced-Unionism Apologist's 'Rebuttal' of Mark Mix Op-Ed an Exercise in Misdirection

Back in the “old days,” that is, well under two decades ago, when newspaper print editions were the only kind available, an angry reader who disagreed with an op-ed contribution, but had no ready answers for the facts and arguments…

April 17

Right to Work Laws in Top 16 States Ranked by Economic Outlook

Early this week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the seventh and latest edition of its “Rich States, Poor States” economic competitiveness report. As an Investor’s Business Daily editorial on Monday explained, the “Rich States, Poor States” coauthors, economist Arthur…

February 15

If you missed it, UAW was rejected by Tenn. VW Employees on Friday

From the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation release Friday: Washington, DC (February 14, 2014) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, issued the following statement after the announcement today that a majority of workers…

January 15

'Height of Arrogance' For a Politician to Tell a Worker That He Benefits From Unionization, Regardless of What the Worker Thinks

At a hearing Monday afternoon on a pending Right to Work measure in Missouri, National Right to Work Newsletter editor Stan Greer, speaking in his capacity as senior research associate for the Committee’s affiliated think tank, explained to legislators…

January 13

Employee Compensation Rising Far More Rapidly in Midwestern Right to Work States Than in Missouri

Big Labor St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger is entitled to his own opinion about whether or not Missouri should adopt a Right to Work law prohibiting forced union dues and fees, but, to paraphrase the late U.S.

January 6

Auto Manufacturers 'Can Get an Ample, Willing, and Qualified Work Force -- and Have the Added Benefit of Expanding in a Right-to-Work State'

Area Development, one of America’s leading publications focusing on site-selection issues, recently surveyed the states of the South Atlantic region, and found that Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are benefiting enormously from their Right to Work laws.

January 3

Right to Work Florida Attracts Domestic Migrants of All Ages

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as recently as April 1, 2010, forced-unionism New York’s population was nearly 600,000 greater than Right to Work Florida’s.  But by last summer, the 19.65 million Empire State residents outnumbered Floridians by slightly less…

December 26

Employees in Their Prime Working Years Flock to Large Metro Areas in Right to Work States

State laws authorizing union officials to cut deals with employers forcing employees to pay union dues or fees, or be fired from their jobs, have for decades been negatively correlated with private-sector employment and compensation growth. A new analysis of…

November 29

Michigan Union Bosses Deploy 'Scarcely Coherent' Argument For Right to Work Repeal

If public officials legally empower union bosses to represent employees who don’t want a union as well as those who do, the law “must” also empower them to force the unwilling employees to pay union dues or fees.  Otherwise, such…