Burden of Labor Unions
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Gain Experienced over 10 years |
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Item Description |
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Right to Work |
Closed Shop |
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from 1999 to 2009 the aggregate real all-industry GDP of the 22 right-to-work states grew by 24.2 percent ... |
GDP |
24.2%
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17.0% |
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personal income growth. From 2000 to 2010, real personal incomes grew by an average of 24.3 percent in the 22 right-to-work states ... |
Income |
24.3%
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< 12.0%
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3 |
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migration of young adults. In 2009, there were 20 percent more 25- to 34-year-olds in right-to-work states than in 1999 ... |
Worker Population |
20.0% |
3.3% |
Right to work states have higher productivity and income gains than strong union states. Workers are migrating from the union states to right to work states. Ref: Imprimis “The Right to Work: A Fundamental Freedom”, May/June 2011