> The issue is the way unions work (or at least my understanding, correct me if wrong) is that in many places once a union has taken hold, they actually get the

> The issue is the way unions work (or at least my understanding, correct me if wrong) is that in many places once a union has taken hold, they actually get the right to prevent a non-unionized worker for working. Lots of states don't work that way (with "right to work" joining a union is always purely optional). The problem is that it empirically results in far worse outcomes for workers. With right to work unions are weaker because individuals can freeload off of the improvements in pay / working conditions achieved by a union without contributing back.