right-to-work laws

Cultural  

1. Laws that make it illegal to require workers to join labor unions as a condition of employment. Right-to-work laws are opposed to the union shop.

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Example Sentences

“Further, 27 states already had right-to-work laws on the books at the time Janus was decided, so union membership was already optional for public employees in those states,” the report said.

From Washington Times

One study by researchers at Georgia Tech that examined almost 20,000 collective bargaining agreements found that right-to-work laws are associated with lower wages among unionized employees.

From Washington Post

Twenty-six other U.S. states and the territory of Guam still have right-to-work laws on the books, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

From Reuters

An analysis published last year by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonpartisan clearinghouse of academic study, looked at work force trends in the five states that have passed right-to-work laws since 2011 — Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Kentucky.

From New York Times

In total, 26 states now have “right-to-work” laws in place.

From Seattle Times