As reported on the Washington Examiner's "Beltway Confidential" blog, Development Counselors International (DCI) recently asked corporate executives and representatives which states they thought were the best to locate for business. As the Examiner notes, America's job providers overwhelmingly favored states with Right to Work laws.
Of course this should come to no surprise. The results of DCI's survey largely mirrors that of CNBC 2010 "Best for Business" list, in which states with Right to Work protections for its workers were ranked seven of the top 10 and 10 of the top 15.
But despite the economic benefits business enjoy from Right to Work, the real beneficiaries are America's independent-minded workers. As the National Institute of Labor Relations Research (NILRR) has found time and again, workers and their families benefit immensely from Right to Work protections: from higher incomes and purchasing power to an increased likelihood of sending their children to college and having private, employment-based health insurance.
And most important of all, workers in Right to Work states get to exercise their fundamental freedom of association -- a quintessential American value supported by 80 percent of Americans and even 80 percent of union members.
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Wrong.
Wrong.
Wrong.
Don't they teach punctuation and the use of the "shift" key in those No-Right to Work states?
Take me to your leader, Obamatron...
Right!
Teabaggers just don't believe facts.
OK
right to work states make on average $5,000 dollars less
right to work states have a higher death rate on construction site
right to work states have the lowest test scores for education
I really doubt you'll be sending your kid to any college with these stats, unless your rich, making money off of the middle and lower class.
Dont believe me, LOOK IT UP
Here's a fact for you: when
Here's a fact for you: when you adjust for the cost of living workers make more in Right to Work states. So if your concern is the amount of $$ that ends up in workers pockets to spend on their families, then Right to Work is the way to go.
Got any other rationalizations for why union bosses should be given the power to have workers fired for not paying union dues?
Cost of living?
Hmmm my brother lives in Tennesse which is a RTW state can't afford to live anywhere near Nashville. The cost of living is to high compared to what he makes. So he lives outside of the city where he can afford it. O wait now he has to shovel tons of money for gas to get to work, because he doesn't make enough to live in Nashville.
I live in a non-RTW state and I can actually afford to live in or near the city I work in. Kansas City cost of living is low considering my wages.
Your statement maybe only holds value where you live. Think about it you make less and you say cost of living is low. Of cours its low nobody has any money to afford anything. So the cost of living will be lower due to no income.
Or maybe the cost of living
Or maybe the cost of living is less because the unions support higher taxes, more regulation, and everything else that drives up the cost of caring for your family.
Why are you so opposed to workers having a choice when it comes to union membership? Won't union officials be more accountable when they know workers can cut off dues if they don't produce results?
LESS?
It cost less to live in Kansas City, MO which is a non-right to work state than it would to live in Nashville, TN which is a right to work state.
I make double the wage of a Tennessee roofer and pay less to live. I think your statment has some holes in the logic.
Regulation?
I do believe we should tax products made overseas, that would encourage companies to bring production plants back. Regulation, hmm I do believe in regulation for the simple reason there are thousands of businesses looking to take advantage of my tax dollars.
When you hire a company to do work on a public building tax dollars are used. When companies cut corners to gain these jobs they are hurting employees, end users, and tax payers which should be regulated.
I'm not against employees choosing whether or not to be union. If your company is union and you don't want to be, go work somewhere else that is not union. The simple fact is people want their cake and eat it to. They want the good wage and benefits but don't want to pay for it. Sorry won't happen. Try and bargain for these things on your own and see how far that gets you.
First off, cherry picking
First off, cherry picking two places to compare (assuming your numbers are even right) does not prove anything.
On a whole workers in Right to Work states make over $2,200 more than in non-Right to Work states when the cost of living is taken into account. (They ran the numbers here using the Department of Labor's own numbers: http://nilrr.org/node/104 )
Unions exist in Right to Work states, they just can't force workers to pay dues. You never answer why unions should be the only type of organization in the country that can force people to be members? Why has the government given them this power?
Would you be in favor it being a requirement that every business join the Chamber of Congress? After all, don't all businesses benefit from the lobbying the Chamber does?
Sorry to burst your fantasy
Sorry to burst your fantasy world, but 247wallst.com just released a list of the 10 POOREST states in the US. Guess what? 7 of 10 (70%) are RIGHT TO WORK states. Of the 10 RICHEST states only 2 of 10 (20%)are RIGHT TO WORK states. Unfortunately you probably will not research the facts for yourself but tune into the Rush Limbaugh show or Fox news,,they always seem to get the "facts". LOL
http://nilrr.org/node/104 )
Wow, what another site full of BS. Yeah I don't believe what someone puts on a website and tells you the stats are from the department of labor. Sure, and santa claus will be here soon.
That website is from businesses looking to fill their pockets, it even ask for donations. Donation for what? Wow I thinkin' I might start a website like this and ask for donations, I guess their plenty of idiots who would. Then I can be a business making hand over fist.
Force
Hmm you can't force someone to join the union. There's always a choice. If your company turns union and you don't want to, all you have to do is get another job. Not Fair you say?
To be union either the majority of employees want it or the owner decides his shop will hire union workers. Not the union. You have a choice to work where ever you want, that's America. Get in where you fit in.
I wasn't cherry picking, I've always used my personal experience, because I don't believe everything I read in stats or polls. Since my brother lives in Tennessee (RTW) and I live in Missouri (non-RTW) and we both are union roofers it only makes good sense to use them as examples.
Instead you jump to conclusions. And I know very little to none about the Chamber of Congress, I've heard that name only a handful of times.
Sure businesses benefit from lobbist, while the workers are screwed.
The real numbers
I did a side-by-side comparison of Kansas City and Nashville using city-data.com
Nashville averages $3,541 more annually in income, 8.4% more
Nashville average house cost $28,100 more, 20.3% more
Both rate close on cost of living 88.0 for Kansas City and 89.5 for Nashville, with 100 being National Average.
Kansas City rated 661.4 on crime and Nashville rated 542.4 with National Average being 319.2.
In 2009, Kansas City had 100 Murders, Nashville had 77, and Nashville has 123,174 more in population.
City-data
I went to this website to see about the state average. And not individualize just the cities (where actors,singers live).
It goes along with what I state.
Tennessee average income was $41,725- a RTW state
Missouri average income was $45,229- a non-RTW state
Hmm there's a $3,500 advantage in my non-RTW state, and I would bet as a state the cost of living is cheaper.
Now I wonder about the schools, and death rate on construction sites?
Probably
Your probably right, I was talking from a perspective of an average income citizen. The trend that I have seen and lived with my 12 years out of High School.
I could believe the annual income would be higher, Nashville is home to many country stars who gross millions. There's very few big grossers around here. I'm not talking about people who could live anywhere they chose though, I speak for those who are fortunate enough to afford one home.
That sounds right average house cost $28,100 more, in Nashville. I too couldn't afford to live near Nashville.
See the cost of living is cheaper here in Kansas City.
Yup that is a fact Kansas City is considered a murder capital. Not proud of it, but it's probably where I would have to live if Missouri becomes a RTW. Right now I live in a nice neighborhood about 15 minutes from downtown. My brother has to live over an hour away from Nashville. He's fell asleep driving home a few times, which is very dangerous.
Im curious as to what Tennessee's average annual income and not just one city where millionaires reside?
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Don't
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Don't they teach punctuation and the use of the "shift" key in those No-Right to work states?
Take me to your leader Obamatron.