> By not having those unions represent those people, there are no longer free riders
If the non-represented people receive the benefit of Union negotiations, they are free riders.
e.g.
A) If non-represented people at a widget factory get their pay increased, because a union negotiated that general pay increase, but the union is prevented from making that pay increase union member specific (because that's what right-to-work laws DO) then the non members are free riders.
B) If the safety equipment and procedures of a coal mine are improved because of union negotiation, the non union members will enjoy the improved safety as well, without paying for the cost of negotiating the improvements. They are free riders.
In the case of B, right-to-work does not address or prevent the free rider problem. In the case of A, right-to-work laws CREATE the Free Rider problem.
Neither A nor B is in any way affected by some hypothetical difference between a national, as opposed to a state, right-to-work legislation.
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Date: 2014-07-01 10:25 pm (UTC)If the non-represented people receive the benefit of Union negotiations, they are free riders.
e.g.
A) If non-represented people at a widget factory get their pay increased, because a union negotiated that general pay increase, but the union is prevented from making that pay increase union member specific (because that's what right-to-work laws DO) then the non members are free riders.
B) If the safety equipment and procedures of a coal mine are improved because of union negotiation, the non union members will enjoy the improved safety as well, without paying for the cost of negotiating the improvements. They are free riders.
In the case of B, right-to-work does not address or prevent the free rider problem. In the case of A, right-to-work laws CREATE the Free Rider problem.
Neither A nor B is in any way affected by some hypothetical difference between a national, as opposed to a state, right-to-work legislation.