Research and Analysis
Research and analysis on labor relations, unions, economy, and employees. Facts, data, statistics, papers, and more.
Right to Work States Now Dominate U.S. Automotive Manufacturing
Though the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis has yet to issue its estimates...
First Amendment Protects a Public Servant’s Freedom Not to Join — a Labor Union
Forty-five years ago this February, a federal court overturned North Carolina statutory provisions restricting municipal...
States With ‘Exceptional Patterns of Out-Migration’ Are Overwhelmingly Forced-Unionism
Last week, Tax Foundation blogger Lyman Stone contributed an informative five-part series on the economic...
By and Large, Forced-Unionism States Tax More Because They Spend More
In an April 20 post, I referenced data from the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation and...
In Forced-Unionism States, State and Local Taxes Consume a 25% Higher Share of Personal Income Than in Right to Work States
Taken in conjunction with personal income data supplied by the U.S. Commerce Department, data from...
‘Tax Freedom Day’ Coming Nearly Two Weeks Sooner in Right to Work States Than in Forced-Unionism States
Yesterday, the nonpartisan, Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation announced its estimate that "Tax Freedom Day" this...
Far More Families Are Realizing the ‘American Dream’ in Right to Work States
A scientific nationwide poll taken late last year (see the first link below) found that...
Even in Right to Work States, It’s Very Likely More Employees Pay Union Dues Than Benefit From ‘Exclusive’ Union Representation
In December 2012, union-label Michigan U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D) spoke for many politicians who...
