Editing Open shop (section)

===Pros vs. cons of open shops===
{{See also|Right-to-work law#Comparisons}}
In the United States, the introduction of 'right to work' laws has been linked with lower overall benefits but higher economic growth by some proponents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm|title=May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates|website=Bls.gov|access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/1903/8178/1/umi-umd-5360.pdf |title=Prison Industries in South Carolina 1996-2005 |author=Marie Fajardo Ragghianti |year=2008 |work= Florida Today |publisher=University of Maryland, College Park }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324296604578179603136860138 |title='Right-to-Work' States Tend to Have Lower Wages, More Jobs - WSJ |access-date=2017-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017042348/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324296604578179603136860138 |archive-date=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Such conclusions are debatable, however, as employment, investment, and income in traditionally unionized sectors of the economy cannot be correlated to the passage of such laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epi.org/publication/bp300/|title=Does 'right-to-work' create jobs? Answers from Oklahoma|website=Epi.org|access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://econweb.umd.edu/~davis/eventpapers/ozbeklikright.pdf|title=Right-to-Work Laws and State-Level Economic Outcomes: Evidence from the Case Studies of Idaho and Oklahoma Using Synthetic Control Method|website=Econweb.umd.edu|access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref>