Top 10 Facts About Right To Work Laws |

What right to work laws do is simply take away the ability of a union to force an employer to fire an employee if the employee does not want to pay the union the costs of union dues and/or initiation fees. In non-right to work states, Federal labor law permits unions to require that employers fire employees who do not pay money to the union. While right to work laws make things more difficult for unions, there can be no doubt that they preserve rights and freedoms for individual workers.

Here are the top 10 facts about the right to work laws you need to know:

Right to work laws do not ban collective bargaining;
Right to work laws do not prohibit employees from joining unions;
Right to work laws do not invalidate existing collective bargaining agreements;
Right to work laws do not make it more difficult for unions to organize non-union workers;
Right to work laws do not outlaw strikes;
Right to work laws do not allow employers to discriminate against employees because of their union activity;
Right to work laws do not allow employers to fire strikers;
Right to work laws do not allow employers to ignore lawfully selected employee unions;
Right to work laws do not allow employers to cut employee pay; and
Right to work laws do not take away any rights from the employees as opposed to unions.

Reference: Top-10 Misconceptions About Right to Work Laws December 14, 2012 10:06 AM | Posted by Scott Witlin , Barnes & Thornburg, LLP