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In reply to the discussion: So... It looks like Indiana is the next "Right to work" State [View all]standingtall
(3,181 posts)41. Reason why non union employees make as much as non union members in union shop
Of course the non union members make just as much as union members in a union shop. Anytime the union negotiates a contract with the company the company will match it with non union employees to keep non union employees from joining the union.
When the company is really trying to bust a union in a rtw state they might try this tactic as they have before. Say the union is bargaining for a 25 cent raise. They might temporarily go ahead, and give that to non union employees, and deny it to union members until the union is gone.And the raises non union employees got will be gone soon after. Rtw is a divide and conquer strategy. "First the honey.Then the fly swatter."
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OK but still it appears that right to work states may have slightly lower unemployment. nt
jody
Jan 2012
#5
Right to work for less? It's also the right to work for more if you're worth it.
badtoworse
Jan 2012
#11
Now overlay a food stamp map and a map that shows which states get the most Fed subsidies per capita
nanabugg
Jan 2012
#12
Proponents of right-to-work laws point to the Constitutional right to freedom of association,
jody
Feb 2012
#23
I noticed that right away. I lived in a right to works state most of my life and wages are low
jwirr
Feb 2012
#26
I did not find that true in Minnesota when I moved from Iowa but I supposed it can be.
jwirr
Feb 2012
#39
Over 92% of private sector workers do not belong to unions. That's more than the 51% required to
jody
Jan 2012
#7
Workers vote to become union companies. The majority wins. It is a democratic process. Of course
jwirr
Feb 2012
#27
I believe "Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable
jody
Feb 2012
#38
Reason why non union employees make as much as non union members in union shop
standingtall
Feb 2012
#41
If you were qualified to work at a higher than entry level, could you have done so?
badtoworse
Jan 2012
#16
Everyone's experience is different and I agree with you about suck ups - I've seen 'em myself.
badtoworse
Jan 2012
#20