Research and Analysis
Research and analysis on labor relations, unions, economy, and employees. Facts, data, statistics, papers, and more.
Forced-Unionism States Were on Average 22% More Costly to Live in Than Right to Work States in 2014
Recently the Jefferson City-based Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) published its latest set...
‘It’s So Old-Fashioned, It’s A Brand New Idea’
(National Institute for Labor Relations ResearchFact Sheet) Recent State Election Returns Indicate Support For Right...
Best Available Evidence Indicates Right to Work Laws Foster Faster Growth in Employee Compensation
As I noted in a post on this web site last week, the editors of...
Union Membership Is Declining Less in Right to Work States
As even casual observers of U.S. labor policy know, union membership in the U.S. has...
Opportunities For the ‘Middle-Educated’ and the College-Educated
NILRR Fact Sheet -- College-Educated and 'Middle-Educated' Employee web Census Bureau Data Show That Non-Holders,...
Based on Demographics Alone, Poverty Should Be Higher in Right to Work States — But It’s Lower
If Right to Work laws had no economic impact whatsoever, the share of people residing...
2014 Labor Union Pension Plan Critical Status Notices
The National Institute for Labor Relations Research has updated its page listing the Critical Status...
Right to Work States Far Outpace Forced-Dues States in Net Growth in Businesses With 20 or More Employees
While small businesses with fewer than 20 employees constitute a critical part of the U.S....
