Right-to-work law

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Right-to-work law provides that a person need not belong to a labor union to get or keep a job. It also provides that a person may not be denied a job because of union membership. About 20 states have such laws. Unions, which strongly oppose right-to-work laws, generally have little power in states with these laws.

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