For me, the forced payment of union dues as a condition of employment has as much moral legitimacy as a poll tax.

It is entirely legitimate that workers who see manufacturing jobs leaving their state for right-to-work states (or overseas) put some blame on unions who drive up the cost of labor but provide little benefit that our legal system doesn’t already provide.

If I worked in a unionized field, I would join the union (provided they showed some amount of competence) because I see the benefits of organized labor. But I also see the bad side and would not force others to do the same.

How can people think that workers have a right to unionize, while at the same time claim a worker doesn’t have the right to work unless they support the union? For me, the right to work is more important that guaranteeing unions have an adequate income stream.