Right to work
A right to work law is an American 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 2017, 27 states, including the U.S. territory of Guam, have right to work laws.[1][2] Since 2012, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Kentucky[3] enacted right to work laws.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Right to Work States: Do you work in a Right to Work state?. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ Right to Work Laws. National Conference of State Legislators. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Joining half the nation, Kentucky approves highly debated ‘right to work’ law", Christian Science Monitor, January 8, 2017. Retrieved on January 9, 2017.
- ↑ State Right To Work Timeline. National Right to Work Comittee. Retrieved September 29, 2016.