Letter: Right-to-work for less, or right-to-work for more?

To the editor,

President Franklin Roosevelt and civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr. repeatedly warned us about these false slogans like “Right to Work”. They knew then that this type of legislation did not offer any rights or work, and was only designed to lower wages while taking away our rights in the workplace. It is actually a Right to Work for Less.

Before I became a union member, I was an “at will” employee and at the mercy of my employer. It was only after I became a USW member that I discovered dignity in the workplace , security associated with a collective bargaining agreement, job protection, a chance at higher wages, better benefits, and a voice.

Being a union member has given me the Right to Work for more.

Chris Ormes
President, USW Local 1241