Democrats for low wages

Hello, Virginia. 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It’s one of only three states [to ban](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) government workers from bargaining collectively, and it also puts legal obstacles in the way of private sector unions. Not surprisingly, after Democrats took control of Virginia’s state legislature this year, they began considering a bill to make it easier for unions to enroll workers. [Economic research](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJ8ydP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbi5lZHUvbmV3cy8yMDE4LzA2LzIxL3ByaW5jZXRvbi1lY29ub21pc3RzLWZpbmQtdW5pb25zLWhhZC1oaXN0b3JpY2FsLXJvbGUtaGVscGluZy1hZGRyZXNzLWluY29tZT90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDIxMyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTk1NCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIxMjQxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMjEzVwNueXRCCgAonUdFXluYoEJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) has found that unionized workers earn roughly 15 percent more on average than otherwise similar workers who aren’t in a union. But, even as the Virginia legislature was passing a raft of other progressive legislation, the union bill [died](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJ8ydP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZpcmdpbmlhbWVyY3VyeS5jb20vYmxvZy12YS92YS1sYXdtYWtlcnMta2lsbC1yaWdodC10by13b3JrLXJlcGVhbC1mYWlyLXNoYXJlLXByb3Bvc2FsLz90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDIxMyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTk1NCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIxMjQxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMjEzVwNueXRCCgAonUdFXluYoEJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). One big factor appears to have been an economic analysis by a local business development group predicting that the bill would hurt the state’s economy. And what was the group’s evidence for the claim? A survey of local business executives and consultants, who said they liked Virginia’s hostility to unions and predicted the bill would damage the economy. As the headline on a New York magazine article by [Eric Levitz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJ8ydP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vbnltYWcuY29tL2ludGVsbGlnZW5jZXIvMjAyMC8wMi92YS1kZW1zLWtpbGwtcHJvLXVuaW9uLWJpbGwtYWZ0ZXItbGVhcm5pbmctY2Vvcy1vcHBvc2UtaXQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDIxMyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTk1NCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIxMjQxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMjEzVwNueXRCCgAonUdFXluYoEJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) put it: Virginia “Democrats Kill Pro-Union Bill After Learning CEOs Oppose It.” Nobody should be surprised that corporate executives prefer weak unions and low wages. Low wages increase their profits, and executives tend to be judged — and paid — based on their companies’ profitability. The mistake that the Virginia legislature made was confusing the well-being of executives with the well-being of the state’s economy. They’re not the same thing. If the legislature wanted an objective view of the benefits and drawbacks of labor unions, it should have looked to a more objective source — like, say, a broad range of academic research. Too often, policymakers (and the media, too) treat business leaders as disinterested experts, rather than what they are — an interest group. Yes, corporate executives sometimes favor policies that are good for themselves and good for the country. Often, though, they are mainly concerned with their own well-being and justify their arguments with dubious claims about the greater good. 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