Posts Tagged ‘Forced Unionism’
Forced-Unionism Statutes Suppress Job Growth in Many Business Sectors, Including Traditionally Union-Free Ones
Today apologists for compulsory union dues and fees often suggest that, because only a little more than seven percent of private-sector employees in the U.S. are covered by a union contract according to the most recent available data, there is no way monopolistic unions could significantly suppress job growth in jurisdictions where they are encouraged.…
Read MoreAmerica’s 10 Least Affordable Metro Areas All Located in Forced-Unionism States
Where the Middle Class Can’t Afford to Live– Emily Badger, The Atlantic What’s the reason for the massive and ongoing net out-migration of residents from forced-unionism states such as California, New York, and New Jersey? From April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 alone, even as overall domestic migration was subdued as a result of…
Read MoreRight to Work Status Continues to Be Positively Correlated With Job and Compensation Growth
Right to Work States Faster Growth, Higher Purchasing Power This week, the National Institute for Labor Relations Research published the spring 2013 edition of an analysis comparing Right to Work and forced-unionism states according to 11 different economic and demographic criteria. The data analyzed come primarily from official U.S. government sources. In a couple…
Read MoreBig Labor New York Senator Has Trouble Explaining Why She Opposes the National Right to Work Act
Bill Text 113th Congress (2013-2014)S.204.PCS- Thomas – Library… The National Right to Work Act, or S.204, was introduced in Congress in late January by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). This measure would repeal all the current provisions in federal labor statutes that authorize the firing of employees for refusal to join or pay dues to…
Read MoreSupreme Court Admits Its Long-Standing Assent For Forced Union Dues Is an ‘Anomaly’
Supreme Court Says Unions Can’t Bill Non-Members For Political Spending In a case argued and won by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorney James Young, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the First Amendment rights of California public employees who choose not to belong to the Service Employees International Union were violated in…
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