At-will employment is more of an advantage for the employer than the employee. The employer is in a position of strength in and at-will arrangement. Yes, the em

At-will employment is more of an advantage for the employer than the employee. The employer is in a position of strength in and at-will arrangement. Yes, the employee can quit at any time, but the employee usually very dependent on getting paid, and will not quit unless the employment relationship is really bad. At-will employment allows the employer to terminate the employment relationship for any reason whatsoever (with a few exceptions which vary from state to state). Unions and most other developed countries in the world use the doctrine of "Just-cause". Just cause limits termination of employment by the employer to non-nebulous things like non-performance, breaking the law, policy violations, and business conditions. The employee is still free to terminate the relationship at any time. This is a fair balance because the employer is in the position of strength and has the upper hand in most instances. Unions do have issues. It would be better if the US harmonized its employment law with the rest of the developed world.