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What right to work would do for NY
12/12/2012 | Mark Mix
Union bosses are fuming at the prospect of a Michigan Right to Work law, but New Yorkers concerned about protecting employee freedom and reviving their states flagging economy should consider Michigans example.
Its hard to imagine the Empire State adopting a Right to Work law but it would be right for businesses, taxpayers and workers.
Big Labors top officials huff and puff about Right to Work laws, but they never tell you what they actually do. Thats because nearly 80 percent of Americans support the Right to Work principle when its presented to them in straightforward terms.
Right to Work laws dont ban unions, nor make union organizing illegal. They dont impinge on anybodys right to voluntarily join a labor organization. Instead, Right to Work laws ensure that no worker can be forced to join or pay dues to a union to get or keep a job.
This straightforward principle is aimed at protecting workers freedom of association. In New York and other states without Right to Work, nonunion employees are routinely forced to financially support unions they have no interest in joining or associating with.
And union officials then use their power to extract dues from nonunion workers to funnel that cash into Big Labors political war chest.
A Right to Work law would end this coercive arrangement in New York by ensuring that no worker is forced to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment. It would also help make union officials more accountable to workers: If voluntary members are the only ones paying dues, union leadership would have to become more responsive to those workers, lest it lose out on potential revenue.
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Right to work would boost New York—Mark Mix - NYPOST.com
