Father Martin Fox writes on Lifting up the Right to Work lightning rod…

He beings with:

Another Labor Day; another opportunity to offer some clarity about what the rights of working people and the dignity of work entail, but which our laws don’t provide for:

And ends with:

* The logic of the “coercion is for their own good” mentality is, ultimately, hostile to self-government. If workers need to be coerced, why stop there? Why shouldn’t people be coerced into religion, for their own good? Why shouldn’t they be subject to a fascist political system, “for their own good?” Where does it end.

These are some of the reasons I am for Right to Work.

I highly recommend that you check out his posting and the comments attached to it. Fr. Fox is not just blowing smoke; he has the facts to back up his assertions.

As a past victim of union coercion I am in total agreement.