Right to work states

live4today, RN · Sep 18, 2004

I just entered "Right To Work States" in my address bar, and it pulls up the sites you are inquiring about. One of them list the 22 states that are "right to work states". Happy Hunting! :)

Monica RN,BSN · Sep 18, 2004

Florida is a right to work state.

Maggie in NC · Sep 19, 2004

you'll find most right to work states in the south because the south generally opposes unions.

the following states have a right to work law: alabama, arizona, arkansas, florida, georgia, idaho, iowa, kansas, louisiana, mississippi, nebraska, nevada, north carolina, north dakota, oklahoma, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, utah, virginia and wyoming.

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Sep 19, 2004

Thanks, Maggie, for a wonderful resource.

paytonsnana · Oct 21, 2004

Hi everyone. I know I have seen threads here in the past about right to work states, and I am having trouble finding them with the search tool. Can anyone help me find those threads?
Thanks,
Lou

A right to work state is the place to be.......

I moved from SC, a right to work state to Texas, which is an "at will" state

and believe me I would much rather be in a Right to Work State

any day. In an at will state if you cross your eyes you can be fired.

In a right to work state you have to have a good reason for termanitation.

Good luck

The sadest part of a persons life is the part that dies within them, while they

still live.

louloubell1 · Oct 21, 2004

That was actually what I was thinking of, patonsnana - The "at will" states. Thanks everyone for your info.

Lou

paytonsnana · Oct 22, 2004

:stone

you'll find most right to work states in the south because the south generally opposes unions.
the following states have a right to work law: alabama, arizona, arkansas, florida, georgia, idaho, iowa, kansas, louisiana, mississippi, nebraska, nevada, north carolina, north dakota, oklahoma, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, utah, virginia and wyoming.

i live in texas and texas is an "at will state", so is oklahoma, my sister lives there.

it is a shame that a state does not care if you work or not. these states only invite the union to come in. i did not particularly care about the union until i came to tx. you basically have no rights in an at will state. their reasoning if you don't like the way things are quit.

in small rural areas it is next to impossible to find a job without "selling your soul."

you cater to what management says or leave.

i really like where i live, i simply think there needs to be something to protect workers in all areas.

thanks

mattsmom81 · Oct 22, 2004

:stone
In small rural areas it is next to impossible to find a job without "selling your soul."
You cater to what management says or leave.
I really like where I live, I simply think there needs to be something to protect workers in all areas.
thanks

I felt the same way when I moved from Minnesota (union) to Texas...I realized I had lost my power to negotiate and protect myself because there is nothing behind me...just a door slamming me on my way out if I don't like it. Nurses in Texas won't stick together, sadly, so we have failed to unionize 3 times since I've lived here. I've been in on it and suffered the consequences.

I'm in the urban DFW area and the hospital association has things sewn up pretty tight here too as far as owning souls of nurses and slave labor tactics. We are not professionals but laborers....its their way or blackball. New nurses here may not feel it...but after a few decades practicing here we get educated as to what's going on as we watch good coworkers run off, blackballed, destroyed because they spoke up, got hurt on the job, etc. :stone

We know why there's a 'nurse shortage'. But nobody cares. Crank out new grads and import 'em, that's the answer.

cannoli · Oct 22, 2004

A right to work state is the place to be.......
I moved from SC, a right to work state to Texas, which is an "at will" state
and believe me I would much rather be in a Right to Work State
any day. In an at will state if you cross your eyes you can be fired.
In a right to work state you have to have a good reason for termanitation.
Good luck
The sadest part of a persons life is the part that dies within them, while they
still live.

Isn't a "right to work" and an "at will employment" one and the same?

paytonsnana · Oct 22, 2004

Isn't a "right to work" and an "at will employment" one and the same?

No. A RIght to Work state has labor laws in place that state an employer must have a very good reason to terminate your employment. There has to be documented evidence that there was a problem. In a Right to Work state you can file lawsuit against an employer and have a very good chance of settleing the matter in or out of court.

In a Right to Work state everyone has the "Right to work." Even if it is only working the least among jobs, whatever you determine that to be, and every one must be treated equally

An At Will state means you work in a place because you want to, and if you do not like the way things are run, leave. You can report incidences to management until your face falls off, but if management doesn't care, or doesn't want to take the time to implement changes you may as well go home. In an At Will state you basically have no rights as an employee. In a Right to Work state You actually have the right to be treated with respect and have your grieveances heard with the threat of retalation. Not so in an At Will state.

Nurses in an At Will state nurses have to watch their backs. If someone you work with doesn't like you, you may as well hire a lawyer. That person can turn you into the State Board so fast your head will spin off, and your employer will do nothing to help you.

cannoli · Oct 22, 2004

I work in a right to work state and the employees are told that they can be fired at any time, "we (the hospital) can just say, we no longer need you."

On the opposite side, the employee can quit at any time without giving notice.