: opposing or banning the closed shop and the union shop

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The strength of those relationships will be put to the test during brewing battles over potential national right-to-work legislation, which the union opposes, and the PRO Act, which would expand protections related to employees’ rights to organize and collectively bargain. Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024 Among other provisions, the act would override state right-to-work laws, racist and anti-union statutes that are common in southeastern and heartland states. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 Four years after Act 10 passed, Republicans approved a right-to-work law that limited the power of private-sector unions. Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024 As president, however, Trump voiced support for right-to-work laws. Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for right-to-work 

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of right-to-work was in 1949

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“Right-to-work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-to-work. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

right-to-work

adjective
: of, relating to, or being a law prohibiting labor agreements that require all employees to be union members
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