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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> | + | 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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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[compulsory unionism]] | *[[compulsory unionism]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<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] | ||
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[[Category:Labor Law]] | [[Category:Labor Law]] | ||
Revision as of 01:37, September 30, 2016
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 union."[1]
As of 2016, 26 states, including the U.S. territory of Guam, are right to work states.[2][3] Since 2012, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and West Virginia enacted right to work laws.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Right to Work States. Retrieved on April 30, 2016.
- ↑ Right to Work Laws. National Conference of State Legislators. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ Right to Work States: Do you work in a Right to Work state?. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ State Right To Work Timeline. National Right to Work Comittee. Retrieved September 29, 2016.