In a Right-to-Work state, just as in states without these laws, employees are still bound by the union contract and the union is the employee’s exclusive bargaining agent. When Being Contacted by a Union Organizer: When being contacted by a union organizer about joining a union in a Right-to-Work state, it is your legal right to refuse to join the union or pay membership fees. read more
Moreover, a Right to Work law does not prohibit limitations on when a dues deduction authorization card can be revoked. Workers should carefully read the fine print before signing such a card. Click on a Right to Work state below to read that state’s Right to Work law. (Links are to the current active Right to Work provisions in state law. read more
Right-to-work provisions (either by law or by constitutional provision) exist in 28 U.S. states, mostly in the southern and western United States, but also including the Midwestern states of Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. read more