[IASHRM] Right to Work Talking Points

[Larry Herzog]

"FAIR SHARE" IS A BACK DOOR REPEAL OF RIGHT TO WORK

 

 

*         The foundation of Right to Work is that no employee should have to
pay dues or fees to a union to get or keep a job.  

 

*         Proponents of "fair share" state that it does not violate RTW
because is does not force union membership.  However, it is impossible to
force union membership.  Such practice is prohibited by federal law.

 

*         There are currently 22 Right to Work states.  None of them permit
any type of "fair share" or fee for service.

 

*         State and Federal courts have consistently ruled that "fair share"
arrangements violate state Right to Work laws.

 

*         The bills do not remove the Right to Work section from Iowa's law.
However, they make numerous "exceptions"  to the law that will make our
Right to Work law meaningless. 

 

*         When unions represent non-members, it is a CHOICE they made by
electing to be the exclusive representative.  Unions do not have to seek
recognition as the exclusive representative of all employees in the
bargaining unit.  Federal law permits unions and employers to engage in
non-exclusive collective bargaining for union members only.  

 

*         Employees who choose not to become union members are being held
hostage by this system.  They simply do not have a choice in who represents
them.  To force them to pay dues or fees to the union only adds insult to
injury, and created dissention in the workplace.

 

*         According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the rate of job growth
in Right to Work states is 65 percent faster than non-Right to Work states.
Growth in real personal income is 11 percent higher in Right to Work states
compared to non-Right to Work states.

 

*         Legislators campaigned on growing jobs and the economy didn't
mention in their campaigns forcing non-union employees to pay union dues or
fees.  

 

 

 

The Coalition for Right to Work includes:

 

 

Iowa Association of Business and Industry
National Federation of Independent Business - Iowa

Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association

Master Builders of Iowa
Iowa Motor Truck Association

Iowa Hospital Association
Professional Educators of Iowa

Iowa Independent Bankers Association
Iowa Chamber Alliance

Professional Developers of Iowa
Iowa Retail Federation

Iowa Grocery Industry Association
Iowa Association of Electrical Cooperatives                            

Iowa Lumbermens' Association
Iowa Wholesale Distributors Association

Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

 

 

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