Right to Work Laws
How much the federal minimum wage is.
What is $7.25?
Before child labor laws, kids often worked here instead of going to school.
What are factories or mines?
A group of workers who band together to negotiate with their employer.
What is a labor union?
True or False: Right-to-work laws are the same in all 50 states.
What is false?
This federal agency handles workplace safety inspections and enforces safety regulations.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
Unions negotiate with employers on behalf of their members, aiming to reach agreements on wages, benefits, and other workplace issues.
What is collective bargaining?
The federal law that permits states to pass right-to-work laws.
What is the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?
This federal holiday was created in honor of American workers.
What is Labor Day?
This term refers to actions by employers to prevent unionizing, such as threats or surveillance.
What is union-busting?
This region of the U.S. has the most right-to-work states. (West, Midwest, South, or East)
What is South?
Employees must be paid overtime after working this many hours in a week under federal law.
What is 40 hours?
This is the legal term for when workers stop working to demand better conditions.
What is a strike?
The controversial 2011 Wisconsin law that significantly impacted public employee unions and their collective bargaining rights.
What is Act 10?
This tragic 1911 event in a New York garment factory led to reforms in workplace safety.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
This term refers to a workplace where employees are not required to join the union, but the union still represents all workers.
What is an open shop?