Phase 1 of 3 · Legal Hygiene
Right-to-work
The Texas rule that no one may be required to join a union, or to pay union dues, as a condition of getting or keeping a job.
The choice belongs to the worker. The bargaining duty still belongs to the employer.
In plain English
Texas is a right-to-work state, so union membership and union dues can never be made a condition of getting hired or staying hired.
- What it looks like in business
- A crew votes in a union. The shop still cannot fire the two people who decline to join or to pay dues.
- Why it matters
- The rule protects the worker's choice, and it does not free an employer from bargaining with a union the crew actually chose.
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Study this termWhere this comes from
Tex. Lab. Code Ch. 101, Subch. B
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Where it sits
Phase 1: Legal Hygiene
Stay legal without becoming a lawyer: the Texas and federal rules that still apply when the owner is the HR department.