Labor Expert Opines on State Right-to-Work Statutes
24 February 2012
Vincent Vernuccio, Labor Policy Counsel at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses Indiana's passage of a right-to-work law that prohibits labor contracts that force workers to pay for union representation, and the impact of such statutes on jobs and the economy.
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