U.S. States With Right-to-work Laws
The following states are right-to-work states:
- Alabama
- Arizona †
- Arkansas †
- Florida †
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas †
- Louisiana
- Mississippi †
- Nebraska ††
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma †
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wyoming
In addition, the territory of Guam also has right-to-work laws, and employees of the US Federal Government have the right to choose whether or not to join their respective unions.
† An employee's "right to work" is established under the state Constitution, not under legislative action.
†† An employee's "right to work" is established under the state Constitution, and there is also a statute.
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