Right-to-work laws pick up steam nationwide

By Sean Higgins

Published January 9, 2017 5:01am ET

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Right-to-work laws pick up steam nationwide — Right-to-work laws prohibit contracts between unions and management that force all workers to join the union or at least pay it a regular fee. Workers have no choice: They pay or are fired. (Russell Lissau/Daily Herald via AP) | Russell Lissau

Last year marked the first time in U.S. history that a majority of states had right-to-work laws on their books, thanks to West Virginia becoming the 26th.

This year is likely to expand that number even further. Missouri is expected to adopt a version in the coming months, and Kentucky did so over the weekend. There is a good chance that New Hampshire will pass right-to-work as well.

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