Posts tagged border counties

    Op-ed / Commentary ● Unionization Unions

    Right-to-work protections do work

    May 24, 2022 // Even industries that are not union dense showed positive gains from adoption of right-to-work laws. Our estimates indicate counties in right-to-work states experienced increases in the employment share in the food services and accommodations industry. Nearby counties in non-right-to-work states, by contrast, saw employment share declines in this industry.

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    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Labor Unionization Unions

    Opinion: Michigan is better off because of right-to-work law

    May 9, 2022 // Right-to-work laws drew raucous debates over their adoption, but evidence continues to demonstrate largely positive effects from such laws. They should be protected by policymakers for the sake of worker freedom and for sound economic development policy.

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