Right-to-work laws benefit states, workers
According to The Detroit News:
Editorial Rebuttal
Douglas C. Buckler's recent commentary ("Right-to-work laws hurt business climate," May 30) grossly mischaracterizes the economic benefits of allowing workers to freely choose whether or not to associate with a union.
Buckler suggests that right-to-work states suffer economic "penalties" for protecting workers from coercive unionization. While it's hardly surprising to find a union official defending an arrangement that ensures his organization can pay him using the dues workers must pay or be fired, his selective use of statistics fails to capture the numerous economic advantages of Right to Work states.
The National Institute for Labor Relations Research has published a response to the deceptive, union-backed study cited by Buckler. The institute demonstrated that states that protect employees' freedom of association enjoy higher real wages and lower costs of living. In other words, workers' paychecks go much further in economically vibrant right-to-work states because the goods they purchase are significantly more affordable.... click to continue.
