Gordon Lafer

Does “Right-to-Work” Create Jobs? Answers from Oklahoma

March 1, 2011 • Brief • By Gordon Lafer and Sylvia A. Allegretto

As the country strives to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression, lawmakers in several states are being told that the key to solving their state’s unemployment woes…

What’s Wrong with ‘Right-to-Work’: Chamber's Numbers Don't Add Up

February 28, 2011 • Brief • By Sylvia A. Allegretto and Gordon Lafer

A report released by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce last month calls for cutting Indianans’ wages and benefits as a strategy for attracting more companies to relocate to the state.