The momentum for right-to-work is alive and well this Labor Day, according to a leader in the movement, who says he isn't deterred by Michigan's recent repeal.
that allow workers to opt out of union membership. The cohort will lose a member in March 2024 when Michigan’s right-to-work repeal takes effect. In the remaining states, laws vary, but most can force workers to pay dues as a condition of employment in the private sector.
The history of right-to-work begins in 1947 with the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, which allowed states to enact right-to-work legislation. "They didn't really balance it at all, but what they did do is they allowed states to get out from under the federal jurisdiction of forced unionism," he continued.
Despite union membership declining since 2000, a rising number of Americans approve of unions, according to a 2022 Gallup poll.
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