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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Adam9389 (talk | contribs) at 18:06, 11 July 2015 (Read it...). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Reverted nonsensical page move

Per WP:COMMONNAME, the name that is commonly used trumps legalist assertions of what an article "should" be title. In my opinion, the truthful name is "right to work for less law"; but the propaganda machines of the corporate press won this battle long ago, and the name in common use is neither that nor "Right to not support a union law" but rather "right-to-work law". --Orange Mike | Talk 19:03, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pros and Cons loaded language/attacks

I find the Pros and Cons section quite loaded with political terms and attacks on advocates/opponents. Why can't it be more to the point and focus on the topic?

"Supporters of Right to Work argue that for freedom of association to matter, a person should have the freedom to not associate. Supporters of Right to Work point out that a labor union is the only private organization in America that can force you to accept its representation and pay for that representation as a condition of employment. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has long held that workers do not have to join a union in their workplace, but can still be forced to pay for the union's representation. Right to Work laws state that workers who are not members of a union can also opt out of union dues payments. Right to Work opponents argue that this creates the problem that nonmembers benefit from the union's bargaining efforts while not paying for it (i.e. "free riders") and is thus unfair. Right to Work advocates respond by pointing out that a union does not have to represent all workers in an unionized workplace but instead can negotiate contracts that are for members only.

Right to Work opponents argue that Right to Work weakens workers' ability of collectively organize for better working conditions and wages." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.190.223.50 (talk) 15:16, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why I restored the description of Rasmussen Reports

See Rasmussen Reports#Criticism --Orange Mike | Talk 20:40, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This does not establish "right-leaning" or bias as a *fact*, but only as a criticism from other, just as arguably biased sources (though in the opposite direction). Thus, "right-leaning" is a POV (and unneeded) addition.--Lyonscc (talk) 18:14, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
TIME magazine is a pretty darned reliable source for a description like this. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:25, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The TIME "source" is an opinion piece on a completely different topic (Climategate) behind a paywall, not hard news reported by TIME.--Lyonscc (talk) 19:37, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that Rasmussen Reports is right-leaning, but I don't think there is adequate sourcing to justify that description on an outside article like this. I also don't think this one poll should be listed in the lead of the article as if it is definitive given the questionable nature of the polling, out of sync with every other state poll on this issue. - Maximusveritas (talk) 06:23, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nazi Germany

We need to mention the fact that the world's first "right to work" law was passed in Nazi Germany. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.233.246.243 (talk) 00:10, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why?
You offer no evidence of such, and it would clearly be a NPOV attempt to align "right to work" with fascism and Naziism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.152.82.135 (talk) 04:25, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Please note also Godwin's law. Have we reached that point here? Student7 (talk) 17:02, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Right to Work Zones/Counties

In Kentucky, several of its counties have recently passed right-to-work laws, despite the state not having a statewide law (read this and/or this for more information). Additionally, there are proposals in other states, such as Illinois, to create "right-to-work zones" without a statewide law. It remains to be seen what the outcome of the RTW laws in Kentucky, or the other state proposals, will be, but if they are successful, I propose that a separate color-designation (preferably light teal) be added to the Right-to-Work state map showing such states where there are "right-to-work zones" which do not have a statewide law. --1990'sguy (talk) 22:54, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Arguments Opposed > Freedom of contract and association

The last paragraph of this section mentioning Vance Muse and segregationist support for anti-union laws seem completely out of place with not only this section, but also the larger 'Opposed' section itself.

Before I remove it, does anyone want to give a valid reason why it's there? --Adam9389 (talk) 11:03, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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