{"id":17445,"date":"2026-07-07T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=17445"},"modified":"2026-10-23T08:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:29:37","slug":"right-to-work-states","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/labor-relations\/right-to-work-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to work states"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) allows employers and unions to enter into “union security” clauses that require, as a condition of employment, employees to become members in good standing of the union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NLRA also permits individual states to override this portion of the Act if the state has enacted a statute that prohibits the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a union or payment of dues as a condition of employment. Such states are known as “right to work” states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Updated to reflect the change regarding Michigan’s ‘right to work’ status, effective February 13, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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