On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Robert Bonomi <bon...@mail.r-bonomi.com> wrote: > 'Right to work', as defined by section 14 B of the Taft-Hartley Act, only > prevents a union contract that requiures union membership as a PRE-REQUISITE > for being hired. What is called 'closed shop' -- where employment is > closed to those who are not union members. > It does -not- prevent a 'union ship' -- where employees are required to > join the union within a reasonable period =after= being hired.
The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops nationwide. It further authorized individual states to outlaw union shops and/or agency shops. 23 states, including my fine home state of Virginia, have done so. > Right-to-work also does not prevent an organization from requiring, by > contractual agreement, that third parties performing work ON THE > 0ORGANIZATION'S PREMISES, employ "union labor" for _that_ work. It > cannot specify _what_ union (or local) however. In Illinois, which has not enacted a state right-to-work law, that's correct. In Virginia, which has, there was just recently a big hullabaloo where the airports authority tried (and spectacularly failed) to place a union preference rule in their contracting process where bids from union shops would have a 10% preference versus bids from non union shops. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
