Posts tagged right to work law
Guest Column: Virginians should celebrate Right to Work law
September 3, 2026 // According to a recent analysis from the National Institute for Labor Relations Research, from 2015 to 2025 private sector employment grew by 15% in Right to Work states compared to a stunted 5.8% growth in forced-unionism states. Over the same 10-year period, Right to Work states’ manufacturing jobs grew a steady 7.7%, while states without Right to Work lost 2.9% of existing manufacturing jobs. Right to Work laws consistently rank as one of the most important factors business leaders consider when deciding where to relocate or expand, creating new jobs. Consequently, from 2012 to 2023, workers and residents in 23 forced-unionism states have migrated to Right to Work states, resulting in an accumulative $2.05 trillion loss in adjusted gross income for forced-unionism states.
COMMENTARY: You Can’t Support Trump and Government Unions
November 21, 2024 // Trump and his allies have talked endlessly about the need to take on the “deep state” or “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C. Sometimes such talk veers into conspiracy-theorizing, but it’s certainly true that many federal bureaucrats are opposed to Trump and their obstruction can prevent him from governing as he was elected to govern. For years, conservatives have been raising the alarm about the constitutional problems that an entrenched, unelected administrative state presents when it hinders the elected leaders from making decisions. Government unions stand in the way of making many reforms to the civil service that Trump would like to see.
Op-Ed: Kamala Harris aims to screw workers AND businesses to help Big Labor bosses
September 2, 2024 // Yet on issues of labor, no speculation is needed: Harris has consistently, loudly and unequivocally advocated for policies that grant union officials unprecedented control over both workers and their pocketbooks. Most notably, the union-label Harris has repeatedly expressed support for the repeal of every state Right to Work law in the country.
Op-Ed: Bye Bye Right to Work?
August 25, 2024 // We believe the labor laws should be rewritten in such a way that nonunion workers are exempt from collective bargaining agreements and only dues-paying union members would be covered by union contracts. This would solve the free-rider problem that union officials justifiably complain about – and everyone’s freedom to choose is protected.
Michigan: House Democrats introduce plan to offer tax credits for union dues
March 15, 2023 // F. Vincent Vernuccio is a senior fellow with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and president of the Institute for the American Worker. “The award for worst new labor giveaway goes to House Bill 4235," Vernuccio told The Center Square. "The bill would force Michigan taxpayers to pay government union dues. The bill gives a full tax credit for government union dues to public employees. This is not to be confused with a tax deduction. "This means that if a public employee pays $1,000 in dues, the state, courtesy of Michigan taxpayers, we'll take $1,000 off of their taxes. If they don't owe $1,000 in taxes the state will simply write them a check for the difference. No other state has gone this far and worse there's no cap on either the amount the state will pay or how much someone will get back. Unions could theoretically raise dues to $20,000 and the state would pay it."