How Could We Explain It to Thomas Jefferson?
Men [...] like Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin were united in their strong support for the right of the individual to live free from unwarranted government coercion.
A Right to Work law guarantees that no person can be compelled, as a condition of employment, to join or pay dues or “fees” to a labor union.
Such a law also reaffirms and strengthens the existing federal labor-law provisions that bar (prevent) hiring discrimination against non-union members. Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act affirms the right of states to enact Right to Work laws.
Currently 27 states have passed such laws.
Men [...] like Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin were united in their strong support for the right of the individual to live free from unwarranted government coercion.
Big Labor Nevada politician Aaron Ford is making no bones about the fact that “getting rid of” Right to Work, as he put it in a podcast interview, will be high on his 2027 agenda.
“If Michiganders can keep the momentum going this year, they may soon have their Right to Work law back.”