Right to work laws merely outlaw agreements that require the payment of union dues or fees to get or keep a job. This gives the rank-and-file workers the power to hold union officials accountable by withholding financial support when union officials are unresponsive to the needs of the members. That power is denied to the employees of unionized employers in non right to work states. Right to work laws do not abolish unions. Right to work laws empower union members.

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