LogFAQs > #876920484

AssultTank posted...

I actually don't have a problem with right to work laws myself. I live in a right to work state, and honestly it's not as bad as people like to say. In fact it carries a lot of benefits for employees that get fired, especially those fired with cause.

Employment background checks are a frequent thing, and failing one will cause you to be unable to get the job you're applying for. In a right to work state, employers are NOT allowed to put the cause for termination on your record. Only the labor board can do so, and ONLY if YOU file for unemployment.

In a non-right to work state, employers are REQUIRED to put the cause for termination on your history. This of course can ruin your chances at any future employment. Imagine being fired for being late frequently and missing shifts with no notice from a retail job.

In a right to work state, you don't have to file for unemployment (And get denied because you were terminated with cause.) and so this doesn't go on your record. In other states, it's on your record and it follows you for the rest of your life making future employment... difficult...

Right to work laws and at-will employment laws aren't the same thing. Nearly every state has at-will employment, with maybe 1 or 2 exceptions.

Right to work laws disallow unions from negotiating contracts with employers that require non-union employees to pay union dues, more or less.
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