What is a right to work state?
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What is a right to work state?
What does it mean?
Asked on February 4, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
A "Right to Work" law guarantees that a person cannot be compelled as a condition of employment to join or to pay dues to a labor union. Basically, this means that if you work in a Right to Work state and your co-workers form a union, then you may not be fired if you decide not to join. Conversely, if you are a member of a union in such a state and you decide to resign from the union, you may not be fired for that reason.
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