- right-to-work
- adjective Date: 1949 opposing or banning the closed shop and the union shop
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right-to-work
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right–to–work — adj: of, relating to, or being a law prohibiting labor agreements that require all employees to be union members Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
right-to-work — right′ to work′ adj. cvb of or pertaining to the right of workers to be employed whether or not they belong to a labor union • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
right-to-work — ☆ right to work [rīt′tə wʉrk′ ] adj. designating or of laws or legislation prohibiting the union shop … English World dictionary
Right to work — The Right to work is the concept that people have a human right to work, and may not be prevented from doing so. The right to work is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognised in international human rights law through… … Wikipedia
right-to-work — ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective : relating to, having, or being a state law banning the closed shop and the union shop right to work laws a right to work state * * * /ruyt teuh werrk /, adj. of or pertaining to the right of workers to gain or keep… … Useful english dictionary
right to work — Rule allowing employees to work without being required to join a union. Most Southern states in the United States have “ right to work” laws … American business jargon
Right-to-work law — Right to work laws are statutes enforced in twenty two U.S. states, mostly in the southern or western U.S., allowed under provisions of the Taft Hartley Act, which prohibit agreements between trade unions and employers making membership or… … Wikipedia
right-to-work laws — State laws permitted by section 14(b) of the TAFT HARTLEY ACT that provide in general that employees are not required to join a union as a condition of getting or retaining a job. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. right… … Law dictionary
right to work state — A state that has a law prohibiting union security agreements. Category: Employment Law & HR → Employee Rights Category: Employment Law & HR → Human Resources Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
right to work laws — n. A law in many states preventing arrangements between labor and management to require that a person must join a union in order to be employed by the business. See also open shop. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
right-to-work law — a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that he or she is not a union member. [1955 60, Amer.] * * * In the U.S., any state law forbidding various union security measures, particularly the union shop,… … Universalium
