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Friday, January 20, 2012

WIN: Indiana's Governor Plays Loose With "right to work" facts


1/19/2012


Indiana's governor needs a fact checker as he spins the truth about anti-union so-called 'Right To Work' laws. Jesse Russell checks the governor on that spin.
[Daniels1] I ask you to remove this obstacle and make Indiana the 23rd Right-to-Work state.
That was Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels pushing that states controversial right-to-work legislation during his state-of-the-state address. During his speech Daniels quoted a number of statistics that should be looked at under a magnifying glass. He stated that the right-to-work states are:
[Daniels]: They’re adding jobs faster, growing worker income faster, and enjoying lower unemployment rates than those of us without such a law.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, available on the Internet at bls.gov, seven right-to-work states have higher unemployment rates than Indiana with five being within one percentage point of Indiana. The seven with higher unemployment rates includes Nevada which has the worst unemployment rate in the country. As for the claim of workers income growing faster in right-to-work states that was proven false by the Economic Policy Institute, “Wages in right-to-work states are 3.2% lower than those in non-RTW states.” Companies in right-to-work states are also less likely to offer employer-sponsored health insurance and pensions. 
The new position from Daniels is in stark contrast to comments he made in 2006 when he told Teamsters he opposed Right-to-Work.
[Daniels3]: I’m a supporter of the labor laws we have in Indiana. I’m not interested in changing any of ‘em. Not a prevailing wage law and, certainly, not a right-to-work law.
Indiana's governor,Mitch Daniels, needs a fact checker as he spins the truth about anti-union so-called 'Right To Work' laws. Jesse Russell checks the governor on that spin. Daniels said:

 I ask you to remove this obstacle and make Indiana the 23rd Right-to-Work state.

That was Daniels pushing that states controversial right-to-work legislation during his state-of-the-state address. During his speech Daniels quoted a number of statistics that should be looked at under a magnifying glass. Daniels stated that the right-to-work states are:

They’re adding jobs faster, growing worker income faster, and enjoying lower unemployment rates than those of us without such a law.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, available on the Internet at bls.gov, seven right-to-work states have higher unemployment rates than Indiana with five being within one percentage point of Indiana. 

The seven with higher unemployment rates includes Nevada which has the worst unemployment rate in the country. 

As for the claim of workers income growing faster in right-to-work states that was proven false by the Economic Policy Institute:

Wages in right-to-work states are 3.2% lower than those in non-RTW states. Companies in right-to-work states are also less likely to offer employer-sponsored health insurance and pensions.

The new position from Daniels is in stark contrast to comments he made in 2006 when he told Teamsters he opposed Right-to-Work.

I’m a supporter of the labor laws we have in Indiana. I’m not interested in changing any of ‘em. Not a prevailing wage law and, certainly, not a right-to-work law.

Right to work laws cut union dues which weakens unions and the Democratic Party that receives political contributions from unions.


Right to work laws make union dues optional. Some other states are passing even more extreme measures which forbid corporations from collecting union dues as payroll deductions.. 

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