The right to decide for yourself whether or not to support a union in your workplace: union officials dismiss it as "the right to starve", but for the last thirty years Right-to-Work states have been outperforming compuslory unionism states such as Michigan. This report demonstrates how individual freedom and higher productivity give workers in Right-to-Work states the edge in job opportunities, employment, and purchasing power.

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Contents

• Table 1
  
  
• Chart 1
  
  

• Chart 2
  
  

• A. Gross State Product (GSP)
  
  
• Chart 3
  
  
• B. Payroll Employment Growth
  
  
• Chart 4
  
  
• C. Manufacturing Employment Growth
  
  
• Chart 5
  
  
• Chart 6
  
  
• D. Construction Employment Growth
  
  
• Chart 7
  
  
• E. Unemployment Rate
  
  
• Chart 8
  
  
• F. Per-Capita Disposable Income Growth
  
  
• Chart 9
  
  
• Chart 10
  
  
• G. Unit Labor Costs
  
  
• Chart 11
  
  
• H. Poverty Rate
  
  
• Chart 12
  
  
• I. Income Inequality
  
  
• Chart 13
  
  

• Table 2
  
  

• Table I
  
  
• Table II
  
  
• Table III
  
  
• Table IV
  
  
• Table V
  
  
• Table VI
  
  
• Table VII
  
  
• Table VIII
  
  
• Table IX