Eli5 what exactly is “right to work”?

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I’m not in a RTW state and people in my state have been arguing about it as long as I can remember. Even after I read it, I still don’t understand what it means and how it could bring wages down.

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As some have stated, “Right to work” is a rule in some states that lets people work in union companies without being in the union or paying money to it. It is highly contentious with these arguments commonly stated:

But more than that, “Right to work” is a troll by fascist/capitalist forces who wanted to destroy labor unions because it cuts into their profits and their ability to rule the State/country without interference from people who work for a living.

It’s a lie, a phrase chosen to trick people into thinking they have a “right to work”. Just like “pro-life” is a troll phrase to mask the better descriptor of “anti-choice”. If a state actually had a “right to work”, then every citizen would have a guaranteed job, wouldn’t they? But they don’t, least of all in a gop held State.

“Right to work” was chosen because it pits workers against workers, as the anti-democratic forces watch and laugh and snicker to themselves “wow I can’t believe that worked”.

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