Why "Right to Work" Is Wrong

Many people are confused about what so-called “Right to Work” laws really do. An article by Jennifer Schaubach, Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Director, really clarifies the issues surrounding Right to Work. Some of the highlights of her piece are listed below. 

What is a "right to work" law?


RTW.gifHere are some of the "benefits" people who live in states with RTW laws enjoy:

  • Working families in states with ‘Right to Work” laws earn lower wages.
  • “Right to Work” states spend less on education.
  • “Right to Work” states have higher workplace fatality rates.
  • Nobody benefits from “Right to Work” laws.  While such a law might appear to be an advantage to employers, in truth it is not.
  • Even without a “Right to Work” law, a worker cannot be forced to join a union.
  • A “Right to Work” law does not protect a worker’s right to a job.

In short, “workers in states with so-called Right-to-Work (RTW) laws have a consistently lower quality of life than in other states - lower wages, higher poverty, less access to health care, poorer education for children - according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Census Bureau.” 

So is a RTW law the right way to go for Wisconsin? Hell no!

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