Is oklahoma a right to work state?

Oklahoma lawmakers passed a constitutional referendum prohibiting union surety contracts (the essence of all "right to work" laws) in 2001. While this state constitutional amendment prohibits union membership (or nonmembership) as a condition of employment, already prohibited under federal law, the relevant portion of the law also bans the requirement that non-members pay monthly payment. read more

When Indiana and, incredibly, Michigan became Right-to-Work (RTW) states in 2012, it was the first year a state had done so since our home state of Oklahoma passed Right to Work in 2001; giving every Oklahoma employee the choice of paying—or not paying—a labor union as a condition of employment. read more