Barriers to Freedom of Contract in the Public Sector

Milla Sanes

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Abstract: Currently twenty-four states have “right–to-work” laws, which primarily restrict the rights of workers and employers in the private sector from entering into certain kinds of labor contracts. Federal labor law mandates that unions represent all workers at a workplace, whether they are dues-paying members of the union or not. Meanwhile, state “right-to-work” laws prohibit workers and employers from signing contracts that require all covered workers to contribute to the costs of representation regardless of whether or not the workers choose to join the union.

Keywords: labor; employment; jobs; unions; collective bargaining; state laws; public-sector workers; teachers; fire fighters; police officers; right-to-work; freedom of contract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J J15 J5 J50 J58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2014-11
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