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right-to-work law |
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right-to-work lawIn the U.S., any state law forbidding various union-security measures, particularly the union shop, under which workers are required to join a union within a specified time after they begin employment. Supporters of such laws maintain that they are more equitable because they allow a person to choose whether or not to join a labour union. Opponents contend that the name right-to-work law is misleading because such laws do not guarantee employment to anyone. On the contrary, they maintain that such laws tend to reduce workers' job security by weakening the bargaining power of unions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| ``Every morning, I open up the paper and say, This is another part of the Pepper Schwartz right-to-work law,'' said Schwartz, the sociologist. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, in arguing for the right-to-work law, asked: ``Should a man or a woman in the greatest and freest country in the history of the world be forced to join a union to have a right to work? |
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