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The Effect of Right-to-Work on Unfair Labor Practice Charges: Synthetic Control Evidence From Indiana and Michigan
1Department of Sociology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Labor Studies Journal
|November 4, 2024
Summary
Right-to-work laws do not significantly change unfair labor practice rates or success. Unions adapt by using more collaborative, resource-intensive strategies to protect workers under these new labor laws.
Area of Science:
- Labor Economics
- Industrial Relations
- Public Policy
Background:
- Right-to-work laws permit employees to opt out of union fees.
- These laws are often associated with decreased union membership and activity.
- Unfair labor practice charges are a key metric for assessing union health and employer compliance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the impact of right-to-work legislation on unfair labor practice charges.
- To analyze trends in the filing and success rates of these charges post-adoption.
- To understand how union strategies adapt in response to right-to-work laws.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a synthetic control method to model counterfactual trends.
- Analyzed a unique dataset of National Labor Relations Board charges from 2000-2019.
- Focused on Michigan and Indiana, which adopted right-to-work in 2012.
Main Results:
- Right-to-work adoption had no significant effect on the overall rates or success of unfair labor practice charges.
- Unions and federations developed collaborative, resource-intensive strategies for filing charges.
- Legal mobilization adjusted as a protective measure for workers.
Conclusions:
- The adoption of right-to-work laws does not inherently reduce unfair labor practice filings or their success rates.
- Union legal strategies evolve, demonstrating resilience and adaptation under restrictive labor legislation.
- Federation-member collaboration emerges as a key tactic for worker protection.
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