Marathon Pundit: Nevada: 31 percent of workers want to leave their unions

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Nevada: 31 percent of workers want to leave their unions

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Many Nevadans believe Big Labor is a bad bet.

From the Nevada Policy Research Institute:

Have you ever been trapped? Maybe you were stuck in traffic without A/C on a blistering summer day. Maybe an elevator door took three beats too long to open. Maybe you squeezed into clothes that were just a bit too tight and constricted your movements.

Being trapped is a terrible feeling. You feel stuck, isolated and miserable. And that’s how many unionized workers in Nevada feel. Trapped in their union and wanting to leave.

The Nevada Policy Research Institute recently conducted a scientific survey of union households in Nevada that asked: "If it were possible to opt out of membership in a labor union without losing your job or any other penalty, would you do it?"

In Nevada, more than 31 percent of those in union households answered, "Yes."