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In reply to the discussion: What is "Right to Work?" [View all]stupidicus
(2,570 posts)29. the top poster. Who else?
the "right to work" laws I assumed he's referencing, are all about saddling the unions with the time, effort, and expense of defending scabs like they do their union brothers and sisters.
Opponents argue that right-to-work laws restrict freedom of association by prohibiting workers and employers from agreeing to contracts that include fair share fees, and so create a free rider problem.[15][16] The absence of fair share fees forces dues paying members to subsidize services to non-union employees (who are bound by the terms of the union contract even though they are not members of the union). Thus, these individuals benefit from collective bargaining without paying union dues.[15][17]
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It is one sentence in Taft Hartley that allows states to decide on right to work
Omaha Steve
Dec 2012
#30
I worked in Virginia (a Right to Work state) we had one person out of about 50 in our
doc03
Dec 2012
#8
It means you have the right to quit, and your employer has the right to fire you
Xipe Totec
Dec 2012
#28