Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or ritually recognised union between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between those spouses, as well as between them and any resulting biological or adopted children and affinity (in-laws and other family through marriage).[1] The definition of marriage varies not only between ...
When Being Contacted by a Union Organizer: About Joining a Union When being contacted by a union organizer about joining a union in a Right-to-Work state, it is your legal right to refuse to join the union or pay membership fees. The same is true for states without Right-to-Work laws.
Only 10.7 percent of U.S. workers belong to a union. In 2016 the US had the lowest percentage of workers in unions on record. The level could drop even lower as right-to-work laws are being pushed at state and federal levels. Increasing numbers of states with right-to-work laws means that in such states workers are not required to join a union in companies with unions and are not required to pay fees to a union.