The right to say yes, the freedom to say no: right to work in Ohio
Feb 18, 2014Should Ohioans be compelled to join a union as a condition of their employment? Should workers be forced to watch their hard-earned dollars be taken from their paychecks in support of causes and political candidates they do not support?
Should Ohio remain stuck with a 20th century mindset in a 21st century economy? A right-to-work law in Ohio would resolve all of these questions fairly.
Right-to-work would assure Ohio workers that they have the right to say yes to joining a union — but also the freedom to say no.
So begins an op-ed penned by The Buckeye Institute’s Greg R. Lawson that was published in the Toledo Blade on February 16. To read the whole thing, click here.