• abbadon420@lemm.ee
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    15 days ago

    A quick Google search:

    In the context of labor law in the United States, the term right-to-work laws refers to state laws that prohibit union security agreements between employers and labor unions.

    And I still don’t know what right-to-work laws are.

    • Bronzebeard@lemm.ee
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      15 days ago

      They prevent you from having to join a union to work at a company. And you don’t have to pay dues either.

      You can effectively benefit from the unions bargaining without supporting the union - which if enough people do that kills the union (the goal of the law).

    • LethalSmack@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      Edit: I’m mixing up a at will employment with right to work. Sorry for the confusion. See updated comment below:

      Right to work: Joining a union and paying union dues can no longer be a requirement of employment. This slowly degrades the power of the union and ultimately reduces wages and benefits of the workers

      Right to work At will employment is: A right to be fired at any point for any reason or no reason at all

      The goal is to get around any union protections that require things like a legitimate reason to be fired from a job.

      It also has the added bonus of drastically reducing the benefits of unions and making them much easier to prevent.

  • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    lol “Right to Work” - Conservatives love to use “freedom” words when they ban or restrict something. If they instituted the death penalty for criticizing the government it would be the “Freedom From Putting Up With Whining” Bill.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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      15 days ago

      No, that would be called “right to die with dignity”

      Even though that means the opposite of what it means anywhere else (euthanasia)