Right to Work States Perform Better

Mark Perry looks at the economic performance of Right to Work states in comparison to forced unionism states and provides further evidence that Right to Work states foster prosperity.  In the economic downturn year of 2009, forced unionism states economic growth fell by 2.42% but in Right to Work states, it only decreased 1.66%.

As Perry states, “In other words, the decline in economic growth growth in forced unionism states (-2.42%) was 0.76% worse in 2009 than the decline in right-to-work states (-1.66%).  Further, of the ten states that experienced positive growth in 2009, only two were forced unionism states (Alaska and W. Virginia) and eight were right-to-work states (Nebraska, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Arkansas, Louisiana, Virginia, Oklahoma and Wyoming).  The three top states with the highest growth in 2009 were all right-to-work states: Oklahoma (6.6%), Wyoming (5.4%) and North Dakota (3.9%). “

In Huntington, West Virginia blood collections were suspended Wednesday as 60 union workers joined a broader coalition of SEIU activists to initiate a strike against the American Red Cross.

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Teacher Union Bosses Join Others Exploiting Tragedy

How low can the union bosses go?  That is a the question voters in West Virginia are asking themselves after seeing the teacher union produce an TV ad exploiting the death of 29 miners to make their case against charter schools.  Big Government.com has the story:

The West Virginia chapters of the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association have teamed up with the miners union and the AFL-CIO to produce a television ad attacking Democratic State Sen. Erik Wells.

Like President Obama and his Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Wells supports charter schools.  The AFT and NEA do not.  Therefore, exploiting the deaths of 29 miners, the unions find Wells unfit for legislative service.

It’s a perfect example of the depth teachers unions will stoop to attack political candidates – even Democratic candidates they traditionally support.