What Does Right To Work Mean?
Posted: December 14, 2012
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TweetThe term "right to work" has been in the news a lot this week. On Tuesday, Michigan became the 24th state to enact right-to-work legislation. It means unions can no longer require workers to pay full dues, even if they're working in a union shop.
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