Right-to-work law

One of the more common claims of those in favour of right-to-work laws is that they will create jobs and spur economic growth. The Ontario Conservatives’ white paper states that union choice laws will attract businesses and expand the economy. The Ontario Conservatives’ white paper also claims that over a 10 year period (2001 to 2010) states with right-to-work laws experienced 11 percent more economic growth than states without right-to-work laws. These claims mirror those proposed by academic supporters of right-to-work laws. For example, Richard Vedder, an American economist, proposes that between 1980 and 2010 states with right-to-work laws saw their GDP grow by 166.06 percent, whereas non-right-to-work states only saw their GDP grow…

The right-to-work has been the center of debate since its evolution. The advocates of this law argue that right-to-work law allow the states to enhance their capacity to attract new business, foster economic development as well as generate employment opportunities. In order to support their arguments, they have cited several researches claiming that states implementing right-to-work law have witnessed significant increase in the private sector compensation and job growth (Pearson, 2012).…

Right to Work Laws Right to work laws have been controversial since the day they where created. Right-to-work laws give workers the options of whether or not they want to join a union and pay dues to have a union member fight for equal wages, fair treatment, and many other worker rights. In right to work states it is an individual's right to join or not join a union without discrimination. Half of the state through out the United States are right-to-work states, therefore America seems to be…

Labor Relations Act (1935) sanctioned a state’s right to pass laws that prohibit unions from requiring a worker to pay dues, even when the worker is covered by a union-negotiated collective bargaining agreement. (Shierholz, 2011) Right to work laws have to do with the state deciding that an employer or union can't require the employee to be a member of the union to get a job. Many feel that it gives the union too much power in the workplace. The right to work law also prohibits labor unions from…

was particularly interesting because it has to do with unions and the right-to-work laws that were enacted to allow employees to choose to participate in unions, if available. The right-to-work law is ultimately a right to a worker in an unionized firm the right to choose whether to join the union (Mankiw, (2015). There are currently 24 states that have right-to-work laws and the majority of the state representative in this article are a pro not to work laws in their state because it provides…

The issue of Income disparity of the working class has been a prevalent economic issue, especially since the industrial revolution in the United States. In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, he explores the exploitive nature of capitalism during the infancy of the industrial revolution in the United States and the struggles of the immigrant working class. While this piece of literature is a work of fiction, it gives a typical account of the abhorrent working conditions and the lack of policies which…

because they are not stateless, they have rights, a job and they are being paid, however all of the benefits comes at the cost of human rights abuse. The key to obtain a better quality of life is through self-sacrifice, basic income and freedom of speech. There are different types of migrants, nomads who have no fixed home, circulants who leave home in hopes of trying to find a job where they obtain experience and income and who plan to return home and then there are refugees who have been…

The abstract article, “Policies and Laws Regulating Migrant Workers in Malaysia: A Critical Appraisal”, authored by Evelyn Shyamala Devadason and Chan Wai Meng, depicts and discusses the broad topic relating to the legal acts that govern migrant incursion and their influence on the economy of Malaysia specifically. The article raises many issues including the absence revolving around the administration of laws, and practices of abuse by employees, businesses, and institutions within the labour…

processes and concepts. The processes and concepts these articles focus on are teamwork, startup culture and unions. The two articles talk about working at Google and Walmart. Teamwork makes work easier, effective and more efficient. According to David Mattson (CEO and President of Sandler Training) teamwork has six main benefits in the workplace. Teamwork fosters creativity and learning. Working as a team makes it possible for all the team members to learn and gain new skills and…

the same rights as their parents.” The aim of this paper is to identify and explain how The Australian Legal System does not adequately protect and enforce the rights of children seeking refugee status in Australia. The relevant law to children seeking refugee status in Australia is the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) that states the interests of the child should be the primary consideration. Changes introduced on the 25 September 2014, to the Migration…