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The Truth About "Right To Work" Laws, Bureau Of Labor Education. University Of Maine
The Truth About "Right To Work" Laws, Bureau Of Labor Education. University Of Maine
Bureau of Labor Education
There are many misconceptions about “right-to-work” laws. This sounds like it would be a plus for working people. However, this term is misleading, and a distortion of the reality underlying it. Despite its name, right-to-work laws do not guarantee anyone a job, protect against unfair firing, guarantee equitable wages, or decent working conditions. By undermining unions and the ability of labor and management to bargain freely, right-to-work laws weaken the best job security protection workers have -- the union contract. Maine has rejected such a law a number of times in the past, including a 1948 referendum in which state …