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<blockquote data-quote="804brown" data-source="post: 932538" data-attributes="member: 29553"><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Dean Baker</strong> <a href="http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/indiana-imposes-tax-on-workers-who-support-unions" target="_blank">notes</a> how this is bad for all workers, not just union members:</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"...a union is legally obligated to represent all the workers in a bargaining unit, regardless of whether a worker has opted to join the union.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">This means that non-members not only get the same wages and benefits that the union gets for its members, they also are entitled to the union's protection in the event of disputes with the employer. Most states allow workers to sign contracts that require non-union members to pay for the benefits they receive from the union.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The bill passed by Indiana's legislature prohibits unions and employers from signing this sort of contract. Instead, it requires unions to provide free representation to non-members."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Writing for <strong><em>The Nation</em></strong>, Gordon Lafer <a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/165599/what-right-work-means-indianas-workers-pay-cut" target="_blank">explains</a>:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Twenty-two states, predominantly in the old Confederacy, already have “right to work” laws—mostly dating from the McCarthy era. “Right to work” (RTW) does not guarantee anyone a job. Rather, it makes it illegal for unions to require that each employee who benefits from the terms of a contract pay his or her share of the costs of administering it. By making it harder for workers’ organizations to sustain themselves financially, RTW aims to undermine unions’ bargaining strength and eventually render them extinct.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="804brown, post: 932538, member: 29553"] [INDENT] [B]Dean Baker[/B] [URL="http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/indiana-imposes-tax-on-workers-who-support-unions"]notes[/URL] how this is bad for all workers, not just union members: "...a union is legally obligated to represent all the workers in a bargaining unit, regardless of whether a worker has opted to join the union. This means that non-members not only get the same wages and benefits that the union gets for its members, they also are entitled to the union's protection in the event of disputes with the employer. Most states allow workers to sign contracts that require non-union members to pay for the benefits they receive from the union. The bill passed by Indiana's legislature prohibits unions and employers from signing this sort of contract. Instead, it requires unions to provide free representation to non-members." Writing for [B][I]The Nation[/I][/B], Gordon Lafer [URL="http://www.thenation.com/article/165599/what-right-work-means-indianas-workers-pay-cut"]explains[/URL]: [INDENT]Twenty-two states, predominantly in the old Confederacy, already have “right to work” laws—mostly dating from the McCarthy era. “Right to work” (RTW) does not guarantee anyone a job. Rather, it makes it illegal for unions to require that each employee who benefits from the terms of a contract pay his or her share of the costs of administering it. By making it harder for workers’ organizations to sustain themselves financially, RTW aims to undermine unions’ bargaining strength and eventually render them extinct. [/INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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