Right To Work

There is a common misconception that the right to work has something to do with the literal right to work. Well, there's no such thing as a right to work in any state. "Right-to-Work" laws are those which outlaw closed union shops. An Open Shop is a company or enterprise that employs workers without regard to whether they are members of a labor union. Right to work states are AL, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, IA, KS, LA, MS, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WY. The National Labor Relations Act , 29 U.S.C. §164(b) permits each state to adopt an open shop, i.e., right-to-work, policy or law. State laws vary from very strict to simply not allowing companies to collect union dues.