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right-to-work law
[ rahyt-tuh-wurk law ]
noun
- a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that they are not a union member.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of right-to-work law1
Example Sentences
Utah has a top tax rate of only 4.55% on personal and corporate income, no estate tax, a rock-bottom minimum wage of $7.25 an hour and a right-to-work law.
Texas, in addition to having no personal income tax or estate tax, has a $7.25 minimum wage and a right-to-work law.
Florida gains by having no personal income or estate tax and a right-to-work law, though it’s punished a bit for having a $13 minimum wage.
He once said he’d sign a national right-to-work law, he’s denounced prominent labor leaders like UAW president Shawn Fain, and he’s embraced extremely anti-union business leaders including Elon Musk.
She is a dynamic public speaker; has achieved a number of long-sought Democratic goals in the state during her six years in office, including repealing Michigan’s anti-union “right-to-work” law; and has demonstrated her crossover appeal to Republicans by running a successful reelection campaign in a tough environment for national Democrats, including winning 9 percent of Republican women in 2022.
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