CLARIFY: What's 'right to work'
I get the Idea that nobody understands what Right to Work means. Idaho is a Right to Work state, it is also the only state that has the most favorable Right to Work law. Favorable to the businesses that is. Just like any other state, you have to the right to work in any job you choose for any employer. Right to work doesn’t change that.
What Right to Work does do is allow your employer to hire and fire you at will for any reason. Any reason can mean we just don’t want you to work here anymore. Right to work is also why we have such low wages in the state. Right to work is not a benefit to any worker; it only benefits the employers. It is also one of the leading draws for new businesses to come to Idaho. A company can move to Idaho, pay low wages and prevent unions from collective bargaining. This in turn adds to their bottom line and puts more money in their pockets.
Our state leaders are more than happy to keep us and our friends and neighbors down. If they won’t do anything then it is time for us as the voters of the state to make change happen. It is time we repeal Right to Work.
STEPHEN FRASER
Post Falls