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Anti-union laws can put your life at risk. A new study reveals that “right to work” laws have led to a 14.2% increase in occupational mortality through decreased unionization. #1u ow.ly/UuCt30kMK3Z
Study: Anti-Union Laws Associated With Significantly More Workplace Deaths
labor411.org
Study: Anti-Union Laws Associated With Significantly More Workplace Deaths Details Created: Monday, 02 July 2018 10:00 By Sahid FawazA new study in the peer-reviewed journal, Occupational and Environm...“An essential component of high-road development is collaboration with labor unions. Many high-road developments start with project labor agreements. ... When more workers are unionized, income inequality tends to be reduced.” #1u ow.ly/SNW730kMK0L
“Michigan’s [prevailing wage repeal] is [not] part of a homegrown grassroots movement ... It is a coordinated effort, funded by billionaires bent on rigging public bidding in favor of less qualified contractors and low-skilled ...” #prevailingwage ow.ly/SecO30kMJXH
Prevailing wage laws will ultimately prevail
thehill.com
Less than two weeks ago, Michigan became the sixth state since 2015 to repeal its prevailing wage law — a law that uses market surveys to establish local minimum wage rates for different types of sk...“Numerous studies find that prevailing wage laws protect the standard of living of construction workers, reduce poverty, improve workplace safety, promote a skilled workforce by incentivizing apprenticeship programs, and stimulate the economy ...” #1u ow.ly/iCHv30kMJRS
Opinion: Michigan's prevailing wage repeal will hurt workers
detroitnews.com
Without prevailing wage protections, responsible contractors must compete against "low road" contractors who do not offer benefits for their workers, the authors write“What is at stake is whether American democracy can overcome the new Gilded Age of inequality and insecurity. The justices, meanwhile, are part of the problem: In Janus... they have retrenched on the side of private power and budgetary austerity.” #janus ow.ly/aSDD30kMJFQ
Opinion | The Roberts Court Protects the Powerful for a New Gilded Age
nytimes.com
Favoring bosses over workers is not just bad for economics; it’s also a threat to democracy.
Anti-union laws can put your life at risk. A new study reveals that “right to work” laws have led to a 14.2% increase in occupational mortality through decreased unionization. #1u https://t.co/8SqFa8NjMi
“An essential component of high-road development is collaboration with labor unions. Many high-road developments start with project labor agreements. ... When more workers are unionized, income inequality tends to be reduced.” #1u https://t.co/hSYDVsV93Z
“Michigan’s [prevailing wage repeal] is [not] part of a homegrown grassroots movement ... It is a coordinated effort, funded by billionaires bent on rigging public bidding in favor of less qualified contractors and low-skilled ...” #prevailingwage https://t.co/ixRGmNUN2M
“Numerous studies find that prevailing wage laws protect the standard of living of construction workers, reduce poverty, improve workplace safety, promote a skilled workforce by incentivizing apprenticeship programs, and stimulate the economy ...” #1u https://t.co/YR9AJ8MNTq
“What is at stake is whether American democracy can overcome the new Gilded Age of inequality and insecurity. The justices, meanwhile, are part of the problem: In Janus... they have retrenched on the side of private power and budgetary austerity.” #janus https://t.co/6yEfNDi2N4