You may have heard the term Right to Work state. This is the situation it covers. In a rtw state an employee doesn't have to join the union to work, in a non rt

You may have heard the term Right to Work state. This is the situation it covers. In a rtw state an employee doesn't have to join the union to work, in a non rtw state you have what are called closed shops. You can't work there without joining the union.