If a majority of employees in a company want a union, everyone working there should be required to support it. If they prefer to work at non-Union companies, they can do so. Unions created the middle class in this country and, with the assault on unions since the 80s, workers incomes have steadily declined.

This is just a ploy to weaken unions. If you have a union job and enjoy the benefits you shouldn't be able to opt out. That just makes everyone else have to carry your weight.

Political activism is not usually paid by union dues, but by separate, voluntary contributions to political action funds. Why should non-union employees get a free ride for all the services provided by unions to all employees?

Employees that would opt-out but still reap the benefits of union collective bargaining are free-riding - this has the real possibility of bankrupting the union representing these workers, as the incentive to free-ride is only checked by the social pressure of one's co-workers. Instead of enabling a complete opt-out of union fees, it should be made very clear (through statute, if necessary) that workers have the explicit right to only pay the core union fees with no legal reprisal from the union that represents them.

Unions help with more than just pay & benefits! Child labor laws, minimum wage, safety regulations, workman's comp for injury, sick leave are all due to unions. Everyone at the job benefits so everyone should join & contribute!

They free-ride on the union's work.

Our union shop can only be made so by the existing employees. If they unionize and the salaries of all employees who work there are protected by the union negotiations, then it does not make sense to allow employees to opt out and take advantage of those benefits without being a member. If the employee body decides as a group to drop union membership then that makes this totally unnecessary

So called right to work laws are a farce. Where these laws exist, safety is second, wages are lower, and poverty is higher. These laws represent a form of slavery, forcing union representatives to advocate for people who don't pay their share of dues to cover that representation.

As a member of a union, I am very aware of workers in my occupation that may not have union representation in different areas of the country. Across the board, the employees in a union enjoy better benefits, time off, workplace safety protections and wages than the employees in right to work states or with no union representation. Yeah, unions spend money on politics. That's a fact of life and that is how they effect change. Your union dues are not wasted, they are used to represent your interests for you.

It sounds like a good idea on paper but it's really not.

Right to work laws do not help working families.

Right to work is essentially right to face a corporation by yourself, good luck with that. Dividing workers is the corporate plan, unified workers gives the middle class power and a seat at the table where decisions are made.

No. Unions, corrupt though some may be, automatically protect workers who aren't even in their ranks. Unions brought us the weekend and ensure fair, collective bargaining. Look at the giant messes in laughably named "right to work states. Don't be fooled by anti-inflammatory sentiment. Without strong unions, the middle and working classes are at the mercy of the powerful.

This bill does not promote Liberty, but rather the loss thereof. Sure, unions take your money and use it for activism. But they also use it to promote worker's interests - your interests. Union membership gives you the ability to choose whether your terms of employment, dictated by the employer or the wider norms of society, are acceptable, and for that, unions must be given what they are due. This bill will further tilt the balance of influence away from the employees and toward the mighty corporation. Let's remember that unions were created out of necessity, and that necessity still exists today.

Just another attempt to weaken the Labor movement! I'm a proud retired member of the National Association of Letter Carriers!