It’s no secret [1] that The Wolverine state is a high-taxed, forced unionism state [2]. Without a Right to Work law on the books, Michigan is lumped with 27 other states in the nation that force hard-working Americans to pay tribute to a union in order to get or keep a job.
Another economic analyst recently pointed out that most of Michigan’s economic woes are a result of Big Labor’s stranglehold over worker free choice and argued the state will be better off with a Right to Work law.
The Midland Daily News [3] pointed out the economic benefits of Right to Work laws:
In 2005 and 2006, nine of the 10 fastest-growing states had Right to Work laws and, in the longer haul, from 1986 to 2006, eight of the fastest-growing states had such laws in force.
Read more about Right to Work laws here [4].
Links:
[1] http://www.nrtw.org/blog/michiganders-are-leaving-right-work-states
[2] http://www.nrtw.org/rtws.htm
[3] http://www.ourmidland.com/site/news.cfm'newsid=19060963&BRD=2289&PAG=461&dept_id=472542&rfi=15
[4] http://www.nrtw.org/blog/right-work-states-reap-benefits