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Right to Work in Sandoval County (and beyond)

Explore the Right to Work law and its impact on New Mexico's economy from a non-partisan, free-market perspective. Learn how this legislation guarantees workers the freedom to choose union membership and its benefits. Discover the growth potential and higher living standards in Right to Work states, and the ongoing developments in Sandoval County and other areas considering similar ordinances. Uncover the strong bipartisan support for this initiative and its implications for economic growth and poverty reduction.

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Right to Work in Sandoval County (and beyond)

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  1. Right to Work in Sandoval County (and beyond) By Paul Gessing Rio Grande Foundation

  2. Rio Grande Foundation • Non-partisan; • Policy research on New Mexico’s economy; • Free market, limited government perspective.

  3. What is “Right to Work?” • A Right to Work law guarantees that no person can be compelled, as a condition of employment, to join or not to join, nor to pay dues to a labor union. • The ordinance being considered in Sandoval County (and other local ordinances) would only apply to private sector workers. State laws regulate all government employees.

  4. Right to Work States: The number is growing fast Right to Work states since 2012: Indiana; Michigan, Wisconsin, West Virginia (Passed in early 2016, State Supreme Court affirmed in September, 2017), Kentucky (Adopted statewide in January 2017), Missouri (Passed in 2017, statewide referendum November 2018).

  5. Why is “Right to Work” good? • Workers should have the freedom to choose whether they join unions/pay union dues; • Right to Work states grow faster and have higher living standards than other states;

  6. New Mexico’s reputation is that unions are small/weak

  7. Area Development Magazine monthly job announcements

  8. April 2017

  9. Disposable income is greater, so is growth in consumption

  10. RTW = More Union Members

  11. Can Local Governments Really do Right to Work?

  12. In the wake of Kentucky other counties are considering right to work • Sussex County, Delaware; • Lincolnshire Township, Illinois; • Several counties in New Mexico are waiting to see what happens in Sandoval’s case.

  13. RTW: Strong Support Across Partisan Lines, even among union supporters

  14. New Mexicans Also Strongly Support Right to Work

  15. Support is Political and Ethnic Groups

  16. Rio Grande Foundation PO Box 40336 Albuquerque, NM 87196 505-264-6090 www.riograndefoundation.org

  17. Right to Work and Poverty

  18. Union Coverage, by State, 2016

  19. Tune in to Foundation Fridays: 4:00pm – 6pm, “Tipping Point New Mexico” from 1 – 2pm Saturdays

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