Demint Pulls A Walker With "Right To Be Exploited" Bill: But States W/Out It Have MORE Job Security

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States which are NOT "right-to-work" states have more job security.

http://nutsandolts.com/2011/03/09/demint-pulls-a-walker

Demint Pulls a Walker

Seeing how well Scott Walker’s attack on union membership is going, Senator Jim DeMint introduced a federal “right to work” bill today.

Joining with him are: Coburn, Hatch, Lee, Paul, Toomey, Vitter and Risch. As Reported In LaborRelations today, the proposed legislation would allow an exemption for “union security” agreements to discriminate based on union membership or support.

Demint claims:

"No American should be forced to join a union and pay dues to get a job in this country," said Senator DeMint. “Many Americans are already struggling just to put food on the table, and they shouldn’t have to fear losing their jobs or face discrimination if they don’t want to join a union. Forced-unionism shields unions from member accountability and has a detrimental effect on the economy. In states where companies are forced to hire only union workers, businesses have struggled to compete while they deal with counterproductive work rules."

This is a classic union-busting argument, which just doesn’t coincide with the facts.

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1 NORTH DAKOTA * 3.8
2 NEBRASKA * 4.3
3 SOUTH DAKOTA * 4.7
4 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.6
5 VERMONT 5.8

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Then there’s the reality that wages are lower in “right to work” states or as a friend of mine put it “right to be exploited” states. According to the Economic PolicyInstitute wages are lower as is the rate of employer-sponsored pensions in “right to work” states:

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1. Right to Starve states n/t