right-to-work law

[rahyt-tuh-wurk law]

noun

1. a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that they are not a union member.

Word History and Origins

Origin of right-to-work law¹

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

Example Sentences

Will Ms. Spanberger now forsake her pledges of moderation, such as saying she won’t repeal the state’s right-to-work law?

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No driving home, to take one example, the contradiction between Ms. Spanberger’s campaign promise not to repeal the state’s right-to-work law and her co-sponsorship in Congress of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which would supersede all such state laws.

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Utah has a top tax rate of only 4.55% on personal and corporate income, no estate tax, a rock-bottom minimum wage of $7.25 an hour and a right-to-work law.

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Texas, in addition to having no personal income tax or estate tax, has a $7.25 minimum wage and a right-to-work law.

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Florida gains by having no personal income or estate tax and a right-to-work law, though it’s punished a bit for having a $13 minimum wage.

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