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A '''right to work''' law is a provision enacted by a state under Section 14(b) of the federal Taft Hartley Act prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from establishing a "closed shop" where all employees must belong to a union.  These laws generally permit an "agency shop" where employees who benefit from a collective bargaining agreement must pay a fair share of negotiating that contract.

A '''right to work''' law is a provision enacted by a state under Section 14(b) of the federal Taft Hartley Act prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from establishing a "closed shop" where all employees must belong to a union.  These laws generally permit an "agency shop" where employees who benefit from a collective bargaining agreement must pay a fair share of negotiating that contract.

"A Right to Work law secures the right of employees to decide for themselves whether or not to join or financially support a union. ... The National Right to Work Committee advocates that every individual must have the right, but must not be compelled, to join a labor  

"A Right to Work law secures the right of employees to decide for themselves whether or not to join or financially support a union. ... The National Right to Work Committee advocates that every individual must have the right, but must not be compelled, to join a labor union."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrtw.org/rtws.htm|title=Right to Work States|accessdate=April 30, 2016}}</ref>

union."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrtw.org/rtws.htm

 

|title=Right to Work States|accessdate=April 30, 2016}}</ref> On February 12, 2016, West Virginia became the 26th state to enact a right to work law.

As of 2016, 26 states, including the U.S. territory of [[Guam]], are right to work states.<ref>[http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/right-to-work-laws-and-bills.aspx Right to Work Laws]. ''National Conference of State Legislators''. Retrieved September 29, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.nrtw.org/rtws.htm Right to Work States: Do you work in a Right to Work state?]. ''National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation''. Retrieved September 29, 2016.</ref> Since 2012, [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[West Virginia]] enacted right to work laws.<ref>[https://nrtwc.org/facts-issues/state-right-to-work-timeline-2016/ State Right To Work Timeline]. ''National Right to Work Comittee''. Retrieved September 29, 2016.</ref>

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* Michigan, once a unions stronghold, became the 24th right-to-work state in March 2013 (enacted by the legislature at the end of 2012)

==See also==

==See also==

*[[compulsory unionism]]

*[[compulsory unionism]]

==References==

==References==

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==Extermal link==

==Extermal link==

* [http://www.nrtw.org Official National Right to Work Committee website]

* [http://www.nrtw.org Official National Right to Work Committee website]

[[Category:Labor Law]]

[[Category:Labor Law]]