{"id":2719,"date":"2025-10-23T15:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbusconstr.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=construction-issue&p=2719"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:11:36","slug":"community-benefit-agreements","status":"publish","type":"construction-issue","link":"https:\/\/columbusconstruction.org\/es\/construction-issue\/community-benefit-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Acuerdos de Beneficio Comunitario"},"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=”{}”]

Community Benefit Agreements\n<\/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}”]

Promoting a local, diverse workforce<\/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” 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}”]

A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is similar to a Project Labor Agreement.<\/p>\n

CBAs differ from PLAs as they are a legal contract between building trades unions, a coalition of community-based organizations and the developer or contractor of a proposed project. A CBA usually requires the developer to provide specific amenities and benefits to the local community. In return, the community agrees to publicly support the project.<\/p>\n

The terms included in the CBA will vary depending on the specific project. However, they often include commitments to hire locally, contributions to economic trust funds, guarantees for local workforce training or other items all parties agree to prioritize, such as the creation of green space.<\/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=”{}”]

Community Outreach<\/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=”18px” 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=”{}”]

One way a CBA can meet its goals is through community outreach. It is common for a CBA to require either the contractor or the building trades to hold at least one community outreach event to help attract members of the community into careers in the building trades.<\/p>\n

Men and women who want to join the construction industry can apply to an Apprenticeship Readiness Program or apply directly to a building trades\u2019 Registered Apprenticeship Program.<\/p>[\/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” 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” module_class=”flex items-center wrap” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”64px|63px|64px|63px|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=”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|||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”24px” header_2_font_size_phone=”24px” 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}”]

CBAs create a diverse and fair workforce<\/span><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-fbe8b446-55bf-4446-b6ba-313267057713″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”||4px|||” 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}”]

CBAs, like PLAs, are legal contracts that define wages, work hours, fringe benefits and ensure the project will be finished on time and within budget. They also create a process that ensures there will be no work stoppages. This means construction workers who are hired under a CBA will not be subject to unequal or inferior conditions of employment. CBAs make all construction workers on that particular project equal by trade.<\/p>\n

Both CBAs and PLAs are good tools to increase the diversity of the buliding trades. In the case of CBAs, community leaders, contractors\/project owners and building trades unions agree on specific diversity goals, which can include hiring requirements for those who live in the community, women, people of color, veterans and other specific community members. It can also extend to contractors and ensure that minority-owned (MBE), women-owned (WBE) and veteran-owned (VFBE) small businesses get an opportunity to win some of the contracts.<\/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_image src=”https:\/\/columbusconstruction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC0106-2-scaled.jpg” title_text=”DSC0106-2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” alt=”Building Futures Graduate” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#333333″ 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=”#FFFFFF” 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=”{}”]

CBAs create more work opportunities for apprentices<\/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=”18px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]

In Central Ohio, CBAs have been used successfully at the city and county level, plus private projects as well.<\/p>\n

Columbus\/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council CBAs help put members of the award-winning Building Futures Program to work. They help ensure members of underserved communities are placed on the pathway to a middle-class lifestyle by providing them good wages, excellent full-family health insurance, great retirement benefits and career training through registered building trades apprenticeship programs.<\/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=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Some of the past and current C\/COBCTC CBA projects include:<\/p>\n

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  • Columbus Fire Station No. 35\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Mapfre Stadium\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Linden Recreational Center\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Hollywood Casino\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Hollywood Casino Hotel\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Wexner Medical Center\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Facebook Datacenters\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Google Datacenters\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Amazon Datacenters\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • H-L Battery Company\u00a0<\/li>\n
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    C\/COBCTC CBAs: Contratos legales que promueven una fuerza laboral local y diversa y servicios comunitarios para proyectos del centro de Ohio.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5245,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[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\" 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}\"]

    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.
    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|||\" 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}\"]

    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 \u201cRight 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}\"]

     <\/p>\n

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    • The rate of workplace deaths is 52.9 percent higher in states with So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws.<\/li>\n
    • States with Right to Work laws spend $2,671 percent less per pupil on elementary and secondary education than other states.<\/li>\n
    • Infant mortality rates are 28 percent higher in So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d states.<\/li>\n
    • Life expectancy at birth is 2 years lower in RTW states.<\/li>\n
    • The number of households in Right to Work states falling below the poverty line is 15 percent higher.<\/li>\n
    • In RTW states, the number of households receiving food stamps is 10 percent higher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][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=\"10px|63px|23px|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\" text_font=\"|--et_global_body_font_weight|||||||\" text_text_color=\"gcid-fbe8b446-55bf-4446-b6ba-313267057713\" text_font_size=\"18px\" custom_padding=\"16px|||||\" 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}\"]

      Federal law already prohibits any American from being forced to join a union, meaning So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws do not grant any rights, only weaken unions and their protection of workers.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" _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=\"64px|63px|64px|63px|true|true\" custom_padding_tablet=\"40px|20px|40px|20px|true|true\" custom_padding_phone=\"64px|30px|64px|30px|true|true\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{%22gcid-f6841ab2-6556-4ee9-a345-ac304b36ae3f%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}\"][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=\"off|desktop\" _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=\"0px|0px|0px|0px|false|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=\"4_4\" _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=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" custom_padding=\"||30px||false|false\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]

      Studies and Analysis of the Damage From So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d Laws<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

      To learn about the dangers of So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws, the Columbus\/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council encourages you to read more.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"#c12233\" width=\"100%\" max_width=\"1440px\" custom_margin=\"0px||28px||false|true\" custom_padding=\"34px|34px|34px|34px|true|true\" custom_padding_tablet=\"30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true\" custom_padding_phone=\"30px|20px|30px|20px|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\" 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_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"||0px||false|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]

      So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d is wrong for Montana<\/span><\/strong><\/p>[\/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=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" min_height=\"29.8px\" custom_margin=\"||3px|||\" custom_padding=\"10px||0px||false|false\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]

      David Cooper
      Julia Wolfe<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=\"https:\/\/files.epi.org\/pdf\/219542.pdf\" button_text=\"VIEW PDF OF STUDY\" button_alignment=\"left\" _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_button=\"on\" button_text_size=\"18px\" button_bg_color=\"#1d4387\" button_border_color=\"#c7c9ca\" button_border_radius=\"0px\" button_font=\"Itc franklin gothic|700|||||||\" button_use_icon=\"off\" background_layout=\"dark\" hover_enabled=\"0\" button_text_shadow_style=\"preset4\" button_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"0em\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" locked=\"off\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" custom_margin=\"20px||10px||false|false\" button_bg_enable_color=\"on\"][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"|--et_global_body_font_weight|||||||\" text_text_color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\" text_font_size=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" min_height=\"13.8px\" custom_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"10px||10px||true|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]

      This report by the Economic Policy Institute discusses how Montana workers would not see employment gains if a So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d law was enacted. Instead, of helping workers, a So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d law would curb their ability to collectively push for better wages, benefits and working conditions. It would lower wages for both union and non-union workers.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"#1d4387\" width=\"100%\" max_width=\"1440px\" custom_margin=\"0px||28px||false|true\" custom_padding=\"34px|34px|34px|34px|true|true\" custom_padding_tablet=\"30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true\" custom_padding_phone=\"30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true\" hover_enabled=\"0\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][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\" 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_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"||0px||false|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]

      The effects of \u201cRight-To-Work\u201d regulations on worker earnings, union membership and labor force participation across the United States<\/span><\/strong><\/p>[\/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=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" min_height=\"29.8px\" custom_margin=\"10px||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"||0px|||\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]Frank Manzo IV, M.P.P\nRobert Bruno, Ph.D.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=\"https:\/\/illinoisupdate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ilepi-pmcr-impact-of-rtw-on-workers-2023-final.pdf\" button_text=\"VIEW PDF OF STUDY\" button_alignment=\"left\" _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_button=\"on\" button_text_size=\"18px\" button_bg_color=\"#c12233\" button_border_color=\"#c7c9ca\" button_border_radius=\"0px\" button_font=\"Itc franklin gothic|700|||||||\" button_use_icon=\"off\" background_layout=\"dark\" hover_enabled=\"0\" button_text_shadow_style=\"preset4\" button_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"0em\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" locked=\"off\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" custom_padding=\"||||false|false\" custom_margin=\"20px||10px||false|false\"][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"|--et_global_body_font_weight|||||||\" text_text_color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\" text_font_size=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" min_height=\"13.8px\" custom_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"10px||10px||true|false\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]Using two models, this analysis found that So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws reduce the union membership rate, decrease hourly earnings, and are associated with slower wage growth.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"#899093\" width=\"100%\" max_width=\"1440px\" custom_margin=\"0px||28px||false|true\" custom_padding=\"34px|34px|34px|34px|true|true\" custom_padding_tablet=\"30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true\" custom_padding_phone=\"30px|20px|30px|20px|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\" 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_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"||0px||false|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]

      Right-to-work is wrong for Missouri<\/span><\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"|--et_global_body_font_weight|||||||\" text_text_color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\" text_font_size=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" min_height=\"13.8px\" custom_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"10px||10px||true|false\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]

      <\/span><\/span>A breadth of national evidence shows why Missouri voters should reject RTW law <\/span><\/p>[\/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=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" min_height=\"29.8px\" custom_margin=\"10px||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"||0px|||\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]Janelle Jones\nHeidi Shierholz[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=\"https:\/\/files.epi.org\/pdf\/150723.pdf\" button_text=\"VIEW PDF OF STUDY\" button_alignment=\"left\" _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_button=\"on\" button_text_size=\"18px\" button_bg_color=\"#c12233\" button_border_color=\"#c7c9ca\" button_border_radius=\"0px\" button_font=\"Itc franklin gothic|700|||||||\" button_use_icon=\"off\" background_layout=\"dark\" hover_enabled=\"0\" button_text_shadow_style=\"preset4\" button_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"0em\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" locked=\"off\" sticky_enabled=\"0\" custom_margin=\"20px||10px||false|false\"][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"|--et_global_body_font_weight|||||||\" text_text_color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\" text_font_size=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" min_height=\"13.8px\" custom_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"10px||10px||true|false\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]This report looks at why So-Called \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws are wrong for Missouri because they will decrease the number of union members, hurt workers \u2013 particularly women and people of color \u2013 by lowering wages and have an overall negative impact on the state\u2019s economy.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"#c12233\" width=\"100%\" max_width=\"1440px\" custom_margin=\"0px||28px||false|true\" custom_padding=\"34px|34px|34px|34px|true|true\" custom_padding_tablet=\"30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true\" custom_padding_phone=\"30px|20px|30px|20px|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\" 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_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"||0px||false|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]

      Promoting Good Jobs and a Stronger Economy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"|--et_global_body_font_weight|||||||\" text_text_color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\" text_font_size=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_3_font_size=\"20px\" min_height=\"13.8px\" custom_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"10px||10px||true|false\" text_font_size_tablet=\"16px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]How Free Collective-Bargaining States Outperform \u201cRight-to-Work\u201d States[\/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=\"18px\" header_2_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" header_2_font_size=\"36px\" header_3_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" 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