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Right to Work Laws and What a Potential Repeal Could Mean


Right-to-Work battle looms in Michigan: Businesses fear repeal by ...

“Right-to-Work laws may have some positive effects on attracting manufacturing jobs,” he said. One benefit could be attracting manufacturing ...

Despite Right-to-Work Repeal in Michigan, Union Workers Still Have ...

Only private sector workers are affected by the repeal of the law, and even they still have some rights. Those in unionized workplaces don't ...

Rolling Back “Right-to-Work” in States Like Michigan Sends a ...

Despite their name, RTW laws have nothing to do with guaranteeing a right to employment. Rather, they allow workers in unionized workplaces to ...

Michigan's Right to Work Legislation: A Defining Policy Shift

Proponents of the repeal argue that it prioritizes workers' interests, fosters stronger labor unions, and enhances collective bargaining power.

Right to Work - AFL-CIO

Backers of right to work laws claim that these laws protect workers against being forced to join a union. The reality is that federal law already makes it ...

Illinois Workers' Rights Amendment sets new bar for state worker ...

Every progressive state policymaker's agenda in 2023 should start with taking similar steps to put an end to labor law's existing gaps and ...

PRO Act Would Upend U.S. Labor Laws for Non-Union and ...

Effectively overturn state “right to work” laws; Codify the “ABC test” to deem independent contractors “employees” covered by the NLRA; Limit ...

Arizona's right-to-work law protects workers like me. Don't repeal it

If Arizona repeals its right-to-work law, you could be forced to join a union, pay dues · Opinion: Workers can choose to unionize, but it shouldn ...

Why did Michigan become the first state in nearly 60 years to repeal ...

Generally, “Right to Work” laws mean “Right to Work FOR LESS”, meaning that workers cannot be forced to pay union dues. Often they don't ...

Freeing Labor Markets by Reforming Union Laws

The principle of exclusive representation, as provided for in the NLRA, should be repealed. Workers should be free on an individual basis to ...

Michigan Repealed Their "Right To Work" Law This Year; Just 27 ...

Right to work means Unions can't force you to pay dues if you aren't part of the union. Closed shops have been outlawed federally since 1947. So ...

Illinois stands out among neighboring right-to-work states

The national trend of falling unionization as a result of right-to-work laws would have been upended by the Protecting the Right to Organize Act ...

Right-to-Work: A Decade Later, Law's Impact on Michigan Remains ...

“Right-to-work is one of the most vivid symbols, to both employers and unions, about the laws in the state and whether they favor the ability of ...

Repealing Michigan's right-to-work law wouldn't affect teachers unions

“When unions no longer have the ability to require people to pay union dues, it does seem to drastically reduce membership, because why would ...

What impact could Michigan's right-to-work repeal have on workers ...

Generally, “Right to Work” laws mean “Right to Work FOR LESS”, meaning that workers cannot be forced to pay union dues. Often they don't ...

Right-to-Work Resources - National Conference of State Legislatures

Employees who are members of a union pay dues to the union, can vote in leadership elections, and are represented by the union in contract ...

A Bill to Eliminate Right to Work Requirements - DebateUS

This legislation prohibits states from enacting right to work legislation. Right to work laws are designed to allows workers to be employed in a particular ...

Employer/Union Rights and Obligations

Similarly, labor organizations may not restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of these rights.Examples of employer conduct that violates the law:

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

No waiver may be used to justify interfering with the protected right of an employee ... (k) The term "law enforcement officer" means an employee, the ...