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Topic of the Week

Right-to-Work Laws

Right to work laws apply to all public-sector unions (both state and federal) and have also been enacted in 28 states. In the public-sector union context, right-to-work laws mean that union members do not have to pay union dues to be members of the union.

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Thought for the Week

"Living expenses increase, gas prices increase, food expenses increase, everything is getting more expensive in order to live in San Francisco. We have to drive more and more, deal with health and stress problems, but Uber doesn't care."

–Uber organizer Mostafa Maklad on the Uber and Lyft drivers' strike

List of the Week

from Workplace Fairness

Top Searches in Health & Safety this week: 

• Smoking rights in the workplace
• Workers compensation: What to do 
• Workplace health and safety protections
• Infectious diseases in the workplace

 

Top Five News Headlines

1. Labor Challenges Are Major Theme of 2019 NRA Show
2. Controversial Settlement Divides New York Nurses
3. Kaydon Corporation to Pay $38,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
4. McDonald's workers say restaurants are a magnet for crime
5. Pro-Con: Is the Paycheck Fairness Act a boon for American women?