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Earlier this week, the chief proponent of so-called "right-to-work" in the State House joined the growing club of the plan's supporters who admit that it would cause average wages would go down for all Missourians. During an interview with The Missouri Times, ALEC member and State Representative Eric Burlison said:
“If a company hires new employees under Right-to-Work, there are probably bringing someone in at an entry level, and those people aren’t going to be paid what the long-time union workers are making, so yes, the average wage might be going down, but there are now more people in the workforce, and an individual has the right to do whatever is in their self interest when it comes to work.”
Just like Ed Emery last week, Burlison only had it half-right. Yes, study after study have proven that so-called "right-to-work" laws have resulted in lower wages for workers in states where they have been implemented.
However, the facts just don't back up Burlison's claim that those lower wages are caused by an influx of job creation.
It's refreshing that ALEC's frontmen are finally owning up to the truth that so-called "right-to-work" laws will cut wages for everyone. If only they would drop the rest of the charade and stop pushing the false narrative that the proposal leads to more jobs. It won't.