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Report: Right to Work Law Hurting Kentucky Economy

Report: Right to Work Law Hurting Kentucky Economy
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By Kentucky News Network
Dec. 13, 2018 | FRANKFORT
By Kentucky News Network Dec. 13, 2018 | 07:26 AM | FRANKFORT
A new report challenges assertions by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin that corporate investments are spurring an economic revival.  

According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, the Cabinet for Economic Development’s $9.2 billion in investment announcements in 2017 are not fully accurate.  

It says more than 80 percent of the new job announcements were from companies already operating in the state, before the state's right-to-work law went into effect.  

The law limits the power of unions to collect dues, and has been touted by Gov. Bevin as a factor in corporate investments coming into Kentucky.  

The research found that the state added only 700 jobs a month in the 21 months since right-to-work, in contrast to the 2,100 new jobs a month in the 21 months before it passed.  

Gov. Bevin dismissed the report in a statement, saying the state has "achieved the highest workforce participation ever and record-low unemployment."  

 

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