Right to Work Laws Legislative Background and Empirical Research

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor laws and legislation.

Labor unions.

State governments.

Wages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Provides brief legislative history of Federal role in regulation of unions, summarizes origin and development of right-to-work (RTW) laws, discusses recent events at State level, and addresses Federal legislation related to RTW. Reviews varied empirical evidence on effects of RTW laws on unionization trends, employment, wages, and other economic outcomes

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-2575 in the 2012 issue

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Mar. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Right to Work Laws

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-DSP-0009

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license