Retiree states facts in the CJ on "Right To Work"

[TonyV]

Hello, I would like to bring your attention on a new post published on the
UAWLAP.org Site.
Details of the post follow.

In Solidarity,
SMS

Retiree states the real facts in the CJ on "Right to Work(for less) law"!
UAW Local 862 retiree submitted the following letter to the CJ's Readers' Forum
and was published on 1/16/15.
Steve is a former LAP bargainer and Benefits Rep.


Right to work

Once again the conservatives in the Kentucky state Senate have passed a right
to work bill, so I thought I would add some facts to the debate.

The conservatives would lead you to believe that not having this legislation
hurts economic development in our state. However, without this law Kentucky
leads the nation in new business creation and is fourth in the nation in site
selection by businesses looking to relocate or expand.

Median household income in states that are RTW is $6,437 less than in states
not RTW ($46,402 vs. $52,839). States that are RTW are less likely to have
job-based health insurance as other states (56.2 percent compared with 60.1
percent). States with RTW laws spend $3,392 less per pupil on elementary and
secondary education for our children, and according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, states with RTW laws have a 36 percent higher rate of
workplace deaths. Kentucky is doing just fine without this legislation.


STEVEN RIXMAN UAW 862 Retired Jeffersontown, Ky. 40299

Link to the post:
uawlap.org/uaw/local-862/retiree-news/retiree-states-the-real-facts-in-the-cj-on-right-to-workfor-less-law.php

Link to UAWLAP.org: uawlap.org

[turk182]

Now,replace the term RTW with UAW and tell me the difference between the two.

[Deleted]

I cant figure how a retiree is not pissed about how the UAW has screwed them over as well.
When VEBA is gone, what next?

[cal50]

RTW laws give individual employees the option of "opting out" of paying forced or mandatory union dues.

IF employees are happy and pleased with what they receive for dues paid the IUAW has nothing to fear.
If those same employees are UN-happy and decide to "opt out" the IUAW has only themselves to blame.

Forced membership does not say much for an organization let alone trying to "recruit" new members.
A cornerstone of union belief was equal pay for equal work. That principal went right out the window with the IUAW when 2nd tier workers get lower pay for the same job performed, as long as they paid dues.


Michigan workers now have that option in 2015 so it will be interesting to watch and see.

[turk182]

Well said. As I said before,theIUAW is the only ones that need to worry about RTW. They've dug their own graves. I get so tired of the co. saying if you have a problem complain to your union.You mean the one YOU forced me to join.Sounds like your union to me. And I'm sure it probably is. How sad it is that the UAW has went from the gold standard of unions to what it is now.

[turk182]

Well said. As I said before,theIUAW is the only ones that need to worry about RTW. They've dug their own graves. I get so tired of the co. saying if you have a problem complain to your union.You mean the one YOU forced me to join.Sounds like your union to me. And I'm sure it probably is. How sad it is that the UAW has went from the gold standard of unions to what it is now.