right-to-work

[rahyt-tuh-wurk]

adjective

1. being or relating to legislation that prohibits employers from forcing employees to join a union or pay dues to a union if they are not a member of that union.

   The organization spearheaded right-to-work campaigns and worked to pass anti-strike laws in four states.

   Organized labor activists made demands to repeal right-to-work laws.

Word History and Origins

Origin of right-to-work¹

First recorded in 1890–95, for an earlier sense; 1920–25, for the current sense

Example Sentences

As a right-to-work state, Tennessee also appeals to companies looking to avoid union entanglements.

From Salon

Madeleine Sumption from Oxford University's Migration Observatory think tank said: "I'm a bit sceptical of the narrative you often hear from French politicians about the UK being a soft touch on right-to-work issues because we have broadly the same set of policies as they do and some of the same challenges on unauthorised workers."

From BBC

Over the last year, Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat have introduced voluntary right-to-work checks on all account holders and registered so-called "substitute" drivers, but ministers have raised concerns that there continued to be abuse in the sector.

From BBC

All riders, including substitutes, must complete right-to-work checks and there is daily identity verification and new checks on new devices, they said.

From BBC

"Last year, Just Eat introduced a new mechanism requiring couriers to inform us that they are using substitutes and for these substitutes to complete right-to-work checks."

From BBC