What states are right to work states?

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

Missouri Update: On 2/6/2017 Missouri became the 28th state to pass a Right to Work law. The law has not gone into effect because on 8/18/2017 unions submitted sufficient signatures to put repeal of the law on the ballot in 2018. 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

Under right-to-work laws, states have the authority to determine whether workers can be required to join a labor union to get or keep a job. Currently, 28 states and Guam have given workers a choice when it comes to union membership. read more