NY Nurse April 2017 Special Edition "‘Right to Work’ is Wrong for Nurses"

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New York

nurse special edition | april 2017

the official publication of the new york state nurses association

‘Right to Work’ is

S E S R U N r o f WRONG WAGES

$6,109 less per year than a worker in a free bargaining state.

HEALTH

Average worker in a RTW* state makes

POVERTY RATE

15.3%

in RTW states compared to 12.8% in free bargaining states.

BENEFITS

RISK OF WORKPLACE DEATH

of people younger than age 65 in RTW states are uninsured, compared to 9.4% in free bargaining states.

more likely in RTW states.

13%

49%

*Right to Work (RTW) source: AFL-CIO


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