Places where "right-to-work" is actually popular

[MK]

Additionally, the union most poor people are likely to be forced into, if they are ever forced into a union, is the United Food and Commercial Workers, which is evil and will take $500 a year from you in return for "negotiating" a wage which is usually lower than competing non-union business. So given the choice between being forced to join a crappy union and keeping your pay, people choose to keep their pay.

Indeed. I was briefly a member of a union, and I just loved paying unions dues to make $1/hr less than my private sector friend in a similar job.

GROSSLY uncharacteristic pay discrepancy if true.

Anti-union propaganda.    Make no mistake about it car manufacture for example move to southern states because they can get away with paying lower wages.  Stats consistently show high rates of poverty, income inequality along with bad heathcare in the SOUTH.  If you don't see a correlation  here then you have been brain washed by the anti-union propaganda.

[Badger]

Additionally, the union most poor people are likely to be forced into, if they are ever forced into a union, is the United Food and Commercial Workers, which is evil and will take $500 a year from you in return for "negotiating" a wage which is usually lower than competing non-union business. So given the choice between being forced to join a crappy union and keeping your pay, people choose to keep their pay.

Indeed. I was briefly a member of a union, and I just loved paying unions dues to make $1/hr less than my private sector friend in a similar job.

GROSSLY uncharacteristic pay discrepancy if true.

Anti-union propaganda.    Make no mistake about it car manufacture for example move to southern states because they can get away with paying lower wages.  Stats consistently show high rates of poverty, income inequality along with bad heathcare in the SOUTH.  If you don't see a correlation  here then you have been brain washed by the anti-union propaganda.

Um, you do realize that was kinda my point, right?

[DC Al Fine]

Additionally, the union most poor people are likely to be forced into, if they are ever forced into a union, is the United Food and Commercial Workers, which is evil and will take $500 a year from you in return for "negotiating" a wage which is usually lower than competing non-union business. So given the choice between being forced to join a crappy union and keeping your pay, people choose to keep their pay.

Indeed. I was briefly a member of a union, and I just loved paying unions dues to make $1/hr less than my private sector friend in a similar job.

GROSSLY uncharacteristic pay discrepancy if true.

Sure, but its an example fitting with Mortimer's larger point. Unions aren't magic and can only exploit existing conditions. In certain low skill, low wage industries, their benefit is questionable.

[Ebowed]

In certain low skill, low wage industries, their benefit is questionable.

In the lowest skill, lowest wage industries, you won't find any unions.

[Hillary pays minimum wage]

Everywhere there is productivity there is a right to work throughout the state.