Difference between revisions of "Right to work"

Latest revision as of 16:24, 19 April 2014

The meaning of "right to work" depends on context:

In most of the world, it refers to a social right to be employed, i.e. the right to employment, which is considered a basic human right.
In the United States, it refers to right-to-work laws, which are laws that prevent employers from agreeing to require labor union involvement as a condition of employment.

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-==About==
+The meaning of "[[right to work]]" depends on context:
-In the {{USA}}, the phrase "[[right to work]]" is most commonly the descriptive part of the phrase [[right to work law]], which is any law that prevents [[employer]]s from agreeing to require [[labor union]] involvement as a condition of employment.
+* In most of the world, it refers to a [[social right]] to be [[employed]], i.e. the [[right to employment]], which is considered a basic [[human right]].
-===Analysis===
+* In the {{USA}}, it refers to [[right-to-work law]]s, which are laws that prevent [[employer]]s from agreeing to require [[labor union]] involvement as a condition of employment.
-Taken at face value, the phrase "[[right to work]]" refers to the idea that employees should have the [[individual right]] to be [[employed]]. "Right to work laws" do not actually guarantee any such thing, so even at face value the phrase implies a falsehood.
-As an argument for anti-union laws, the phrase is a form of [[interpretive framing]] in that it focuses on the possession of a ''[[employment|job]]'' as the goal, while ignoring the fact that unions generally have a positive effect on other significant factors such as [[working conditions]] and salary.
-In effect, it presumes that a "[[right to employment]]" &ndash; something that many supporters of "right to work laws" are actually against, although internationally it is [[wikipedia:right to work|considered a basic human right]] &ndash; is somehow more important than a "right to a decent living", which is the primary reason for having a job and arguably something that should actually be a right.
-==Usage==
-* This page ([[right to work]]) is about the concept behind [[right to work law]]s in the {{USA}}.
-* Internationally, the same phrase more commonly refers to a [[right of employment]].
-==Quotes==
-<blockquote>In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as 'right-to-work.' It provides no 'rights' and no 'works.' Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining... We demand this fraud be stopped.</blockquote><div align=right>&mdash; [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] (Source: [http://thinkexist.com/quotation/in_our_glorious_fight_for_civil_rights-we_must/339139.html thinkexist.com])</div>
-==Links==
-===Reference===
-* Wikipedia: see [[wikipedia:Right-to-work law|Right-to-work law]]
-* {{conservapedia}}
-* {{!in|dkosopedia}}: no information as of 2012-12-08
-* {{!in|sourcewatch}}: no information as of 2012-12-08

Difference between revisions of "Right to work"

Latest revision as of 16:24, 19 April 2014

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