AWF Fact of the Day #1: Right to Work Laws Increase Employment
AWF Labor Fact of the Day #1: Right-to-Work Laws Increase Employment
AWF raises awareness about the relationship between labor laws & the economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Alliance for Worker Freedom (AWF), an organization established in 2003 to combat anti-worker legislation and promote free and open labor markets, is releasing labor facts to help raise awareness about the relationship between labor laws and economic performance.
Fact: Seven of the ten states with the lowest unemployment are right-to-work states
Right to Work laws are statutes enforced in twenty-two states, allowed under the provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which prohibit unions from making membership and payment of dues a condition of employment. Prior to the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, unions and employers, under the protected umbrella of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), could lawfully agree to what is known as a “closed shop”, where workers were forced to join a union as a condition of employment. Right to work laws prohibit this behavior.
“It comes as no surprise that right-to-work laws lead to higher employment rates, said Brian Johnson, Executive Director of the Alliance for Worker Freedom. “When you live in a state that has laws which protect workers, the unions tend to shy away. Lower unionization equals lower unemployment. At a time when our economy is suffering, why do so many politicians, who pander to unions, want to make our country mirror Michigan?”
National Press & Talk Radio Alert:
To schedule an interview with Brian Johnson
call 202-785-0266 or email media@workerfreedom.org
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Look, if people want to join unions, then let them. But if they don't want to join unions, then let them do that too. This is a simple issue of justice and liberty.
>> BMP October 1, 2009 1:32 pm
Where are your corresponding numbers,data to make this statement true? Furtermore where is the source you are sighting?
>> dsm January 6, 2010 6:00 am
DSM - We used BLS and DOL data for unemployment statistics. RTW states are listed almost anywhere on the internet.
>> Alliance for Worker Freedom January 6, 2010 6:14 pm
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