Pennsylvania Republican Defends 'Right-To-Work' Laws Ahead Of Election In Union-Heavy District
Right-to-work legislationbars unions from mandating any form of dues payment from workers they represent in collective bargaining. Advocates of right-to-work laws argue that they protect workers’ right to refuse to contribute to an organization against their will.
A knock-on effect of weaker unions is poorer Democratic Party performance, since unions often contribute to Democratic candidates and encourage their members to vote for them. After the passage of right-to-work laws, the Democratic share of votes in presidential elections declines by3.5 percentage points, according to a January study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Saccone, 60, a staunch fiscal conservative, is already on record in support of right-to-work legislation, havingpicked up the endorsementof the Pennsylvania Right to Work PAC in 2014.
Although the voters of Pennsylvania’s 18th District voted for PresidentDonald Trumpbynearly 20 percentage points, it is not an economically right-wing district. More than one-fifth of the district’s residents are active or retired members of unions, including the United Steelworkers and United Mine Workers of America.
Lamb has defied dour political projections to amass a small lead against Saccone, according to a recentEmerson College poll.
Pennsylvania Republican Defends 'Right-To-Work' Laws Ahead Of Election In Union-Heavy District
Right-to-work legislationbars unions from mandating any form of dues payment from workers they represent in collective bargaining. Advocates of right-to-work laws argue that they protect workers’ right to refuse to contribute to an organization against their will.
A knock-on effect of weaker unions is poorer Democratic Party performance, since unions often contribute to Democratic candidates and encourage their members to vote for them. After the passage of right-to-work laws, the Democratic share of votes in presidential elections declines by3.5 percentage points, according to a January
 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Saccone, 60, a staunch fiscal conservative, is already on record in support of right-to-work legislation, havingpicked up the endorsementof the Pennsylvania Right to Work PAC in 2014.
Although the voters of Pennsylvania’s 18th District voted for PresidentDonald Trumpbynearly 20 percentage points, it is not an economically right-wing district. More than one-fifth of the district’s residents are active or retired members of unions, including the United Steelworkers and United Mine Workers of America.
Lamb has defied dour political projections to amass a small lead against Saccone, according to a recentEmerson College poll.