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"I live in a right-to-work state, so my employer can shitcan me for any reason".

-Linus K. Lemming

Sorry friends, that's at-will employment, *and you still can't be terminated for any reasons that are protected by law, but we're not here to discuss that. Right-to-work laws mean one thing: that non-union employees cannot be required to contribute to the cost of union representation.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 prohibits "closed shops", where union membership is a condition of employment; however, union represented positions can still be required to contribute to the cost of that representation. Right-to-work laws prohibit that requirement, allowing employees in union represented positions who choose not to join the union to also choose whether or not they contribute to the union's costs, i.e., if they pay dues or not.

I see this mistake frequently and thought folks might want to know the correct information so they don't unintentionally perpetuate it.

Edit: updated to include link to info about at-will employment.

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[-] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

I downvoted because it doesn't give a good description of right-to-work and/or at-will employment, or include differences or the way the law applies in different areas. It's too broad of a post without enough specific relevant application to local law scenarios. It's opening a can of worms and could be misunderstood.

[-] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

You're got to be kidding. The post is about right to work laws. It includes a summary of what that means, plus links for more information. So you downvoted because OP didn't compare and contrast two unrelated laws or write a dissertation on how right to work laws vary by state/county/city. Laws that by definition literally only do one thing. This shit is why people don't post more.

To highlight how ridiculous your comment is, I'll help OP out and provide what you found to be so lacking. I know this is going to make OP look pretty bad, so I'm sure they'll provide at least a partial refund of what you paid for their post.

At-will employment: you can be fired for anything not protected by law.

Right to work laws: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues.

Compare: they are applied to employees Contrast: neither does anything similar

For my next trick, I'll provide specific relevant application for local law scenarios by state.

Alabama: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Arkansas: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Georgia: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Idaho: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Indiana: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Iowa: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Kansas: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Kentucky: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Louisiana: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Michigan: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Mississippi: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Nebraska: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

North Carolina: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

North Dakota: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Oklahoma: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

South Carolina: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

South Dakota: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Tennessee: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Texas: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Utah: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Virginia: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Washington: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

West Virginia: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Wisconsin: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

Wyoming: employees in unionized workplaces cannot negotiate employment contracts which require that non union employees must pay union dues

[-] sunzu@kbin.run 4 points 6 months ago

Thank you for your service.

So far we have yet to ID what is wrong with OP beyond that tdownvoters did not like the message or how it was delivered.

[-] Pandantic@midwest.social 8 points 6 months ago

What if you contribute instead of or in addition to downvoting? That way, people understand the downvote and/or get more information and clarity.

[-] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

GTFO of here, this is ~~Reddit~~ Lemmy. Anyone providing anything useful for free must be subjected to intensely unfair scrutiny or the whole system falls apart.

/s

But really, this place is increasingly turning into Reddit and it's depressing.

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