{"id":2096,"date":"2025-09-11T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbusconstr.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=construction-issue&p=2096"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:26:14","slug":"so-called-right-to-work","status":"publish","type":"construction-issue","link":"https:\/\/columbusconstruction.org\/es\/construction-issue\/so-called-right-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"El llamado \u201cderecho al trabajo\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#ffffff” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/columbusconstruction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hero-1.png” background_position=”top_center” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” bottom_divider_style=”asymmetric4″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_class=”flex items-center mobile-col-reverse” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|true” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||0px||true|true” custom_margin_phone=”0px||0px||true|true” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”64px|200px|64px|200px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|30px|40px|30px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”40px|30px|40px|30px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Itc franklin gothic||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”40px” custom_margin=”||1px|||” custom_padding=”10px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”24px” header_font_size_phone=”23px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]

So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d<\/span><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|true” custom_padding=”64px|63px|64px|63px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|30px|40px|30px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”40px|30px|40px|30px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_text_color=”gcid-f6841ab2-6556-4ee9-a345-ac304b36ae3f” header_2_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||1px|||” custom_padding=”3px|||||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”22px” header_2_font_size_phone=”22px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-f6841ab2-6556-4ee9-a345-ac304b36ae3f%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}”]

A Deceptive Name for an Anti-Worker Policy<\/span><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|–et_global_body_font_weight|||||||” text_text_color=”gcid-fbe8b446-55bf-4446-b6ba-313267057713″ text_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbe8b446-55bf-4446-b6ba-313267057713%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

The designation of \u201cRight to Work\u201d was created by the supporters and proponents of anti-labor
interests to put a positive spin on an otherwise damaging statute.<\/p>\n

On the surface, So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws prohibit worker security agreements between labor unions and their employers.<\/p>\n

In reality, these laws strip workers of union protections, lowering wages and endangering worker safety and health.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-f6841ab2-6556-4ee9-a345-ac304b36ae3f” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”64px|30px|64px|30px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”64px|30px|64px|30px|true|true” top_divider_style=”asymmetric4″ top_divider_flip=”vertical” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-f6841ab2-6556-4ee9-a345-ac304b36ae3f%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_class=”flex items-center wrap” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” width=”100%” max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|true” custom_padding=”110px|63px|110px|63px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|20px|40px|20px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”40px|20px|40px|20px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/columbusconstruction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/So-Called-Right-To-Work.jpg” alt=”So-Called Right To Work” title_text=”So-Called-Right-To-Work” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|–et_global_body_font_weight|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”20px” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”20px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Right to Work Laws Hurt Unions and their Members<\/span><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|–et_global_body_font_weight|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”16px” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_font_size=”20px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws make it optional for workers protected by a union contract to help pay for the expenses that a union incurs while guaranteeing the rights of all employees. They restrict freedom of association by prohibiting workers and employers from agreeing to contracts that include fair share fees, forcing dues-paying union members to subsidize services to non-union employees.\n\nIn essence, RTW laws hit unions and their members in the pocketbook, forcing them to pay for services used by non-union members.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|true” custom_padding=”64px|63px|15px|63px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|30px|40px|30px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”40px|30px|40px|30px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_text_color=”gcid-f6841ab2-6556-4ee9-a345-ac304b36ae3f” header_2_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||1px|||” custom_padding=”3px|||||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”22px” header_2_font_size_phone=”22px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-f6841ab2-6556-4ee9-a345-ac304b36ae3f%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}”]

The Right to Work for Less<\/span><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|–et_global_body_font_weight|||||||” text_text_color=”gcid-fbe8b446-55bf-4446-b6ba-313267057713″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbe8b446-55bf-4446-b6ba-313267057713%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

According to data from the Economic Policy Institute, workers in “Right to Work” states are paid 3.2 percent less than workers in non-RTW states, which translates to $1,670 less per year for a full-time worker. Fewer of these workers have employer-sponsored health insurance and pensions compared to the workers in non-RTW states.<\/p>\n

By many measures, quality of life is worse in states with So-Called “Right to Work\u201d laws. Wages are lower, people are less likely to have health insurance, and the necessary resources for quality education, and poverty levels are higher, as are workplace fatality rates. According to data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Census Bureau:<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|–et_global_body_font_weight|||||||” text_text_color=”gcid-fbe8b446-55bf-4446-b6ba-313267057713″ text_font_size=”18px” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbe8b446-55bf-4446-b6ba-313267057713%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]

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