What does "right to work state" mean? (fit in, renting)

[nhyrnut]

N.H. is a right to work and we do fine. Ya you can leave when ever you want or you can go to work and be cut just like that but hey do your job and work hard I make sure you have work. As for the slakers Sorry your done. My guys run salters off the sites. LOL. And if you don't speak English your job is gone. Pay well treat guys right and they do you right. when the Union Comes around My guys tell them to get lost. I don't have to worry about nothing as long as I take care of them. But being in a right to work state is a bonus for workers and Employers.

[Avaria]

Is also a right to work state....
So don't get hurt on the job, because you can get fired for it...

[RockyMtnr]

Well shucks, folks. Since we're on a roll here, let me confess to a somewhat embarrassing tidbit: I worked for a Canadian company for several years that "Americanized". Their philosophy was; If you find an employee you really want to keep, find out what they need $$-wise to be happy - and pay them 1/3 more!! Worked for me ... until they took their balls and went home, that is! Oh, and they do expect work out of you - like yrnut says.

[YOU-CANT-EAT-SCENERY]

Boy do we need this to be a right to work state. There are soooo many slackers where I work, it's unbelievable. 10% of our workforce does 90% of the work, while 90% of the WF does 10% of the work

[Ponderosa]

It does not have anything to do with being hired or fired or leaving the job. workplace injuries etc. In a so-called right-to-work state an employee can not be compelled to join a union as a condition of employment. In other words, no closed union shops. Basically it means it is a non-union state. You can consider the implications.

[shadowwalker]

Ponderosa said it all.

[I_Brennus]

Originally Posted by Avaria

Is also a right to work state....
So don't get hurt on the job, because you can get fired for it...

There still must be laws that govern workers compensation and wrongfull discharge. It seems like they would be opening themselves up for a law suit if the injury is work related. If it isn't work related the FMLA is still in effect. That's a federal law.

[Jim280]

Originally Posted by I_Brennus

There still must be laws that govern workers compensation and wrongfull discharge. It seems like they would be opening themselves up for a law suit if the injury is work related. If it isn't work related the FMLA is still in effect. That's a federal law.

Florida is a right to work state, if you have a heart attack on the job, you can't get unemployment benefits or workmans comp. while you're off work. Don't know if any other states have this law or not, but FL sure does.Been there done that as they say.

[I_Brennus]

Originally Posted by Jim280

Florida is a right to work state, if you have a heart attack on the job, you can't get unemployment benefits or workmans comp. while you're off work. Don't know if any other states have this law or not, but FL sure does.Been there done that as they say.

Workers compensation only covers work related injuries so unless you can prove that the heart attack is work related you would not be able to collect. In order to collect unemployment you must be able to work, willing to work and looking for work. There is a possiblity that Social Security benefits might be available for a debilitating, life threatening situation like a heart attack. A good friend of mine collected social security while he was being treated for testicular cancer (now his knick name is Uno ), After his treatments were over and the cancer was gone the benefits ended and he went back to work.

[ElkHunter]

Being Union isn't was it used to be. Back in the 70's I worked construction in Wyo. We'd have a drop cord that had a slice in it. When we'd point it out to the forman, he'd say, "So, use it." Wasn't much you could do. Then we went Union. We'd find a slice in a drop cord and show it to the foreman and he'd say "So, Us it." Then we'd tell the Union Rep. He'd shut down the job site if he had to and force the Foreman to buy a new drop cord. It was a good thing. It was a safety thing. Plus a wage stabilization. They'd hire you and you demanded $8 per hour. You'd be doing the same work as the guy beside you that was getting $4 per hour. And you hired on the same date. So they stabilized. They said, at this level "Apprentice, Journeyman, or Master," these are the wage guidelines.

Now days, the union is so you can get an additional .1 percent on your dental plan. But then they also said, "Apprentice was $8 per hour, lets just change the chart and employers will have to comply, or, we'll go on strike. Turned into a bunch of crap.