Unions are formed to facilitate labor working in unionized workplaces. It is immaterial whether employees are members of the union or not but they all have to pay union dues. A union requires funds to remain proactive of issues related to the rights of workers. Therefore, unions charge membership fees from the members and also collect a proportion of fees from workers who are not members (Kasperkevic, 2017). The collection of dues from non-unionized workers is known as “fair sharing” which is justifiable for getting benefits such as paid sick leaves, overtime, minimum wage, and salary increment.
All workers get same benefits as a result of the efforts by the union in the workplace, and it is their ethical responsibility that they should support the union in return for those benefits (Kasperkevic, 2017). The workers, who are not part of a union, cannot be forced to take part in protests held for voicing the rights of workers. However, they also receive the benefits or perquisites agreed during negotiations between the union and their employer or protest. Therefore, it is unethical that such workers do not contribute to the union’s funding. Although they are not liable to pay the full membership fee, a small fraction is always justifiable.
The right-to-work is the bill to support workers, who are not part of a union, by ensuring their eligibility to work in a unionized workplace. It indicates that any benefit received by union members is also applicable to non-unionized workers who work in similar jobs and decide not to join a union. Therefore, it will be fair that non-unionized workers pay a small amount as a proportion of union fees for extra benefits they avail due to the efforts of the members of a union.
Reference
Kasperkevic, J. (2017). Why unions are so worried about right-to-work laws. Web.