Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Jim Lindgren observes that the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics findings show that heavily unionized states are being hit hardest by the economic downturn. Four of the six states with the highest unemployment rates also lack Right to Work laws, while the six states with the lowest unemployment rates all have Right to Work laws which help improve a region’s economic performance.

This reinforces what we already know: In addition to violating workers’ rights, forced unionism also hurts their economic prospects. No wonder union bosses are so eager to prevent workers from getting all the facts about Big Labor’s agenda during their coercive unionization drives.