That has not been true since 1947, when Taft-Hartley banned closed shops. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_shop#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

That has not been true since 1947, when Taft-Hartley banned closed shops. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_shop#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_shop#United_States As for advocating for organizing at your workplace being unfair to your coworkers: they are not required to join, but as union shops consistently pay better, are safer, and provide better protections against arbitrary firing, I would still be comfortable advocating for those conditions for my coworkers.